By Jacob Hicks (MFA 2012)
I feared
post-graduation and was unsure of my next step-even before the day
arrived. I am sure current second
year students can relate (calm down, it will be okay (if only I could have said
this to my past, panicked self)).
To see multiple
perspective is to undulate between truth, like one falling leaf floats through
a forest, our subjectivities (eyes, hands, ears, mouths, noses brain-stemmed to
thought) become an integral strand in the dynamic human web of consciousness.
Our side of truth deepens and expands when confronted by
another’s. I am a leaf floating with a
palpable peripheral forest-distant, but for this moment, accessible.
For information about Jacob Hicks and Kaitlyn Stubbs' residency check out their kickstarter campaign.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2054989324/send-us-to-germany
Detail of Last Supper-Jacob Hicks |
Coming
to the conclusion of my degree was a huge excitement, but I know my task is
always progression, so, in my last frenzied months at the Academy, I began to hunt for a continuation of my art
and education. Thankfully many
opportunities are provided by and through our school, and the “One-Sided Story”
residency was one such opportunity specifically targeted toward Academy alum.
Below
is a little philosophizing on the theme and goal of the residency, which is to
introduce multiple cultures, who carry their “one-sided” versions of life with
them (their perspective being entwined within their cultural experience). It is also to create new connective tissues
and entangle varied perspectives in a new, widened truth.
“Oscillate” or “Over Ripe” by Kaitlyn Stubbs |
The
truth I know is born of my experience, my location in time, space, and
culture. My
“one-sided story” is a fusion of the internal (I like to think eternal) me, and
my connection to an ever-diminishing nature, and ever-expanding human
architecture. To be able to weave a more
whole subjective understanding of “objectivity” into the greater human
structure, my paradigm must confront and adapt to include the “objectivities”
of as many other individuals as possible, past and present.
This
is the goal of the “One-Sided Story” residency, to provide an environment for
international communication among artists whose personal experiences range
broadly.
For information about Jacob Hicks and Kaitlyn Stubbs' residency check out their kickstarter campaign.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2054989324/send-us-to-germany
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