Creative processes

"If it is absolutely necessary for art or theater to serve any purpose, it will be to teach people that there are activities that are useless and that it is essential that they exist."

-Eugène Ionesco

  • Schönbrunn Palace

    Schönbrunn Palace

    I was on holiday in Vienna, walking around endlessly with a broken toe. I think I ended up taking more photos than I would normally just as an excuse to stop and stand in the shade for a while…

  • Picnic at the Seaside

    Picnic at the Seaside

    I had this romantic idea that I would go hiking and sleep in the wild all by myself but then it all turned out to be a bit of a disaster…

  • Straight Shooter

    Straight Shooter

    I try to reference my own work, creating off what I’ve already created…

  • Angel Grindr

    Angel Grindr

    I get inspiration from all over the place, it’s often subconscious and I just point and shoot…

  • I See Colors

    I See Colors

    Adding layers and text brings so much depth to a piece of mine. I just let my mind expand, I don’t have a certain plan or outcome when it comes to any of my pieces…

  • Be Silent

    Be Silent

    Troy wrote this song back in 2019 when the Australian Bushfires were happening and it felt like it resonates well with it. When he presented the song to the band, we were really taken by…

  • From Mike to El

    From Mike to El

    This artwork was inspired by the scene in Stranger Things Season 5. The pizza glasses is a funny little detail that stuck in my head for a few days. It was mysterious and delicious in the same time…

  • Green Thumb

    Green Thumb

    This song is really special and close to home for us and so we hope that it brings a little happiness and joy for people to enjoy. Think about that someone you care for and make sure you’re putting in the effort…

  • Reality

    Reality

    When I “finish” the piece I always wait and take a look at it again and again to make sure everything is well balanced…

  • Nostalgic for the Simple Days

    Nostalgic for the Simple Days

    I feel like I captured the feeling of summer really well. When the viewer looks at the photo, I hope they can imagine themselves there or are reminded of a similar memory…

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    I love process of collecting things, whether that be objects or images and sorting through ideas through image making…

  • Vices

    Vices

    As an artist, I always want to outdo myself and create something more interesting and visceral than the last thing I made…

  • Fortune cookie

    Fortune cookie

    The hardest thing with this photo was the aspect of timing and reaction. There was this 1/125 of a second when everything had to be on point, we tried many, many times…

  • Madame de Pompadour

    Madame de Pompadour

    Working in impasto technique is immensely satisfying. It is something between painting and sculpture, I enjoyed the playfulness of the process…

  • Sublime Wilderness

    Sublime Wilderness

    My background as an artist is also in philosophy, so I’m always considering the ways that all materiality is connected and I try to explore this in my work…

  • I forgot to be profound today

    I forgot to be profound today

    I was tired, in a good way, and that’s what this song is about, so the energy in the room was just so peaceful and heartbreaking and captured the mood perfectly…

  • Footpath cracked and a weed grew

    Footpath cracked and a weed grew

    I was free from the usual life concerns for the duration and my mind felt lucid. The piece arrived smoothly with an unforced appearance…

  • Run Forever

    Run Forever

    It’s a challenge to be okay with creating minimalist art because in a way, it feels effortless…

  • our eyes

    our eyes

    Any process or gambit that gets you working is as good as any other…

  • detach

    detach

    My own personal trauma has definitely been a source of inspiration for me and through creating work I feel able to process my relationship with sex…

  • View from the Smokies

    View from the Smokies

    I love the moment when the landscape finally comes together after hours of looking and searching. It feels like magic to see photographs link together…