The artist and the inner retreat

There are times to give. There are times to receive.

There are times to be seen. There are times to recede.

There are times to be with others. There are times to be alone.

Systems wish to freeze us into predictable models of monetizable output, but our circumstances are always changing and we are too. Systems want us to do the same thing every day and... See more

[Willed introversion] cannot be described, quite, as an answer to any specific call. Rather, it is a deliberate, terrific refusal to respond to anything but the deepest, highest, richest answer to the as yet unknown demand of some waiting void within : a kind of total strike, or rejection of the offered terms of life, as a result of which some powe... See more

[Willed introversion] cannot be described, quite, as an answer to any specific call. Rather, it is a deliberate, terrific refusal to respond to anything but the deepest, highest, richest answer to the as yet unknown demand of some waiting void within

Creator platforms algorithmically incentivize us to create at the pace Wall Street and the market demand. This is why we’re pushed to create more and more. Not because our audiences are asking for it. Not because the world needs more of what we have to say. Because we as artists, the platforms, and their investors desire, to varying degrees, growth... See more