The Day Light Night Series > Artist Statement do opposites exist? currently we define our world after any differences that seem to appear in it; we seem to require a point of significant distinction for us to be able to grasp the existence of any thing. the idea of wholism, the concept of everything existent being related, dependent on each other and even one in the first place, seems to be further away that ever before: countries have borders, there are good people and evil people, groceries are on sale or not on sale, one is able to afford a certain clothing brand or not. definition of ourselves and others is done through opposites used for orientation. would we change our attitude to life without such a mental measuring device? in fact, there is a way to see the world without existing opposites, all just being a varying degree of the same manifestation. black and white being varying degrees of gray; by far not the limits of gray; but rather simply on either end of the visual spectrum. do we dare to acknowledge that our entire perception might be similarly limited in other aspects as well? the crisis this world currently finds itself in - in its political, sociological, economical and spiritual development - could be resolved by the final comprehension of us as human beings in fact not being separated either, simply representing centres of energy density. this would make all battle over land, relationships, money and reputation obsolete as there would be an absolute interest in the well-being of any thing, because of its direct effect on ourselves - man would become unable to work for solely his own benefit because he would not see himself detached from any thing more. just as the air in the kitchen smells differently from the air in the bedroom next door, they can still not be separated from each other and will drift into and affect one another. eventuall all is nothing but energy and energy is omnipotent and permanent. day light night uses the symbol of duality to represent the absoluteness of wholism: one being the same as the other, only different and the two being absolutely reliant on each other though they will never be perceived at the same time or in the same way. |