Artist Statement
Initially this piece had started off as a way for me to poke fun at the futility of surviving an apocalypse, but once I started to work on it, the intention changed. It gradually worked its way into being a method of coping with existential questions I ask myself often, as well as a way of facing religion, the inevitability of death, and self perception. Questions like "am I a good person?" in the wake of an apocalypse suddenly turn to "was I a good person?" as there is nothing that can be done to change the outcome of that. I always wonder; if all life were to end right now, and we all were to be judged on our character, where would I fall on the spectrum of good and bad? Am I giving myself too much credit, and really I am a bad person? If only I died, would my existence have made a positive change?
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