No comets to point to

Through a series of interconnected inquiries, references, and anecdotes, this thesis charts my path to making the artwork I make today and my relationship to specific subjects such as abstraction, lyricism, perception, and materiality. I argue for the definitions of these terms to freely meander across the various media I use to demonstrate a capacious yet incomplete form of knowledge that is in keeping with the wide-ranging artistic and literary references I draw from in my practice. I write into a conviction of epistemological equilibrium, where binaries are already uncoupled, rather than write in defense of a non-binary position. I write to blur, not to distinguish. I wonder how the abstract and the concrete contain each other, how instances of hearsay stain fact with fiction, and how the documentary image embeds truth with perpetual doubt. Lastly, I will share a story that traces threads of my art practice. Spatially and temporally, this thesis serves as a branch from which to alight, pause, and take off.Studio Ar