It's All In My Head

Limited edition artwork on museum-quality Hahnemühle Bamboo FineArt Paper (290 gsm, 90% bamboo fibers, 10% cotton), signed and numbered on the front and on the back, embossed with an authenticity stamp, comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.

Story & Message:

Wanting to liberate himself from the gray monotony of confinement, Will raised his airplane arms and set off. From below the clouds, he could see the whole neighborhood, the tiny brown houses, the patches of green, and the pond where they used to go on walks with his parents. It was all coming over him now – the burden of trying to be strong, of trying to act like a grown-up. He let out a few tears and watched them fall and form ripples in the pond.

From my project “Paper Lords”

The situation the whole world was in forced us to look at many things from a new perspective. The experience was painful but valuable. But you can only get a gain from your pain if you pause and take time to reflect on your actions, feelings, and thoughts. This project is a tribute to the lockdown wisdom, that each of us faced in a unique way.

We tried to imagine what the kids would do if they were locked down on their own in a situation similar to a pandemic version of "the Lord of the Flies" story. No parents, no rules, but not too much freedom either. So in our narrative, the kids make themselves the kings and queens of their lockdown home kingdom using paper and toys to create their symbols of power. Those symbols are fragile, they don't last long and are easily broken. But isn't it true for anything in life? Any habits, ways, things we get so much used to can disappear in a second.

Available in sizes and editions:

50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in.) - 24

70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in.) - 18

100 x 100 cm (39.4 x 39.4 in.) - 8

120 x 120 cm (47.2 x 47.2 in.) - 4