My artistic work is process driven. Scientific knowledge, spiritual experiences, emotions, phenomena, and materials are gathered and processed.
I am inspired by the Awe moments in life, the flow of the mind and the focus of present.
I wonder about local and global actions and consequences, such as climate change or political systems. How to find the imaginations to break a negative and life-threatening spiral on our planet?
This is where my art research begins. As a rule, one or more "rabbit holes" appear, that I stumble into while creating. Former works and imagery meets new ideas and different knowledge that allows for new works, ideas, contradictions or functions to come real.
Art is evolving together with life.
Art reminds you that life is a one-time phenomenon. It can provide presence and tranquility or stir you out of a set situation or idea, as a catalyst. Both are equally relevant, if the maker and viewer allow art to thrive in life.
Everything has a relationship to everything.
"The violent silence spreads across the globe as nature disappears. The noise of people will keep getting higher as our living areas diminish. To possess this knowledge is to live in the violence we inflict on ourselves and our surroundings." Erland Kiøsterud
“You already know enough. So do I. It is not knowledge we lack. What is missing is the courage to understand what we know and to draw conclusions.”
― Sven Lindqvist, "Exterminate All the Brutes": One Man's Odyssey into the Heart of Darkness and the Origins of European Genocide
― Sven Lindqvist, "Exterminate All the Brutes": One Man's Odyssey into the Heart of Darkness and the Origins of European Genocide
My artistic work is process-driven, and I often use AI as a tool to help me explore new ideas and imaginings. I am inspired by the awe moments in life, the flow of the mind, and the focus of the present.
I am drawn to complex and often controversial themes, such as climate change and political systems, and I use my art to explore the relationships between local and global actions and consequences. Through my art, I seek to find new imaginings that can help break negative and life-threatening spirals on our planet.
In my artistic process, I often stumble upon "rabbit holes" of ideas and knowledge that allow me to create new works and explore contradictions and functions in unexpected ways. I believe that art is constantly evolving, just like life, and that it has the power to provide presence and tranquility, or to stir us out of set situations and ideas.
My art is a reminder that life is a one-time phenomenon, and that it is up to both the maker and the viewer to allow art to thrive in our lives. As Erland Kiøsterud wrote, "The violent silence spreads across the globe as nature disappears. The noise of people will keep getting higher as our living areas diminish. To possess this knowledge is to live in the violence we inflict on ourselves and our surroundings."
In my work, I strive to use AI as a tool to understand what we know and to draw the courage to take action. As Sven Lindqvist wrote, "You already know enough. So do I. It is not knowledge we lack. What is missing is the courage to understand what we know and to draw conclusions." Through my art, I hope to inspire others to do the same.
Espen Tversland
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Thank you!