Notes to self and fellow souls from an underwater artist (title picture: “Basho’s Frog (A Smaller Splash)” (partim) by Sky Hoorne 02022)
The healthy way to handle rejection is not to harden and not to go into counter-rejection. Not to get caught in trauma and drama. To go back underwater and to remain generous is the best way to thrive and survive. To be able to stand alone and be nourished by the people who support and care if you are lucky to have some around, and to feed on the energy and contentment released from the creative process. The answer lies not in thoughts or in returning the rejecting gesture but rather in the body and the prereflective realm. Honour the generative source, focus on delivering the next offspring of creations, like a dedicated midwife to nature’s infinite creativity.
This is an essay that explores an idea on which I have been ruminating for about ten years and that finally got (re)written in 02020. It was recently reworked to be published in Pari Perspectives (If you are interested in science, religion, spirituality, society, psychology, language, and the arts, consider subscribing to this enlightening, independent and international magazine: https://paricenter.com/our-journal/ ). Many thanks to Kristina Alexandra Janavicius for the rigorous editing! This version is slightly altered with videos and additional images, and some extra paragraphs at the end. (NL vertaling: link)
So, finally, after another year of non-activity on this website, things are starting to move again. It all comes along fairly slowly, but still i proceed at a steady pace. What follows is a summary of work in progress.
For starters, my returning readers will have probably noticed that i have totally refurbished the layout of ontoscopy.net. It is now fully responsive for smartphones and tablets, and should provide a better reading experience overall. Continue reading The blurry shape of things to come→
After a very long hiatus from writing, i am getting back on track, starting with this lengthy explanation.
A lot has happened in my personal life the past two years, primarily the discovery of my gender fluidity and the ongoing recovery from serious health issues. I guess a lot of people over the years have wondered what happened to me, why all my artistic endeavors dried up, why i haven’t posted new articles on this website, etc. Below you can find some answers, and the announcement of my inevitable comeback. For those who are getting worried already, you shouldn’t be. This is a positive story.Continue reading On my way to the marketplace→
Most people associate the word “creativity” solely with artists ( painters, musicians, writers, actors, … ), the “creative segment” of society. Nowadays it is also widely used in corporate environments, politicians talk about it, schools and academic institutions pretend to promote it, and i am stating that this is a serious reduction of what creativity could be in our lives as a whole. We barely touch upon the most valuable level of creativity, namely our basic ways of thinking and living. Continue reading Creativity of being→
