Hi-five to Reality
Here is a 3D rendering of one of my first upcoming projects: Hi-five to Reality.
This art installation is intended for one of our local parks — a small invitation to pause, reflect, and look inward for a moment.
Lately, I can’t help but feel curious about what might actually be going on behind the scenes. On the surface, most of us work our jobs, pay our bills (most of the time), and chase brief moments of joy or happiness in an effort to justify doing it all over again the next day. When you really sit with it… boy, does that sound boring.
As a right-brained artist who constantly questions the status quo, I find myself looking beyond the surface and asking questions that might feel uncomfortable or out of the ordinary to some. Who are we? What are we? And what is our purpose if any?
Living in the West, I’m very aware of what I’m told to do, who I’m told to be, and the role I’m expected to play amid all this chaos. But if I’m honest, it often feels forced, like trying to fit into a mold created by someone else. That feeling comes with a quiet sense of not being fully true to myself… or anyone, for that matter.
The word potential keeps coming to mind. If I’m not being true to myself, how can I possibly reach my greatest potential? And if I can’t become the best version of me, how can you be the best version of you? The world is left experiencing a diluted version of Chris, one that may or may not have its best interests at heart.
In some strange way I don’t fully understand, it feels as though we’re all creating our own reality moment by moment. Every thought, every action sends ripples outward, affecting everything and everyone around us. We’re deeply connected. So when I’m having a good day, the world seems to feel it. And when I’m not, it feels that too.
I wonder if we better understood our place in the cosmos and recognized how truly connected we all are, we might live healthier, more abundant lives. We might say sayonara to these silly little jobs that are self-serving at best, and get back to living more meaningful lives.
With that in mind, I believe we carry a responsibility, not just to ourselves, but to each other, to become the best versions of ourselves. And doing so we’d better serve everyone.