gaite

i worked in a psychiatric hospital and everything broke. a psychotic episode that lasted for a year. just absolute darkness. but during that time i found the teachings of eckhart tolle and mooji. i made a promise to myself back then: if i ever emerged from that space, i would dedicate myself to spreading the philosophy of non-duality as far and wide as i could. this project is that promise. people look at my art and call it “dark.” they don't understand. the art is just real-world events. it's just life. non-duality is about acceptance and understanding that everything is an extension of the self. true darkness is when people force uplifting messages and cheerful imagery while completely ignoring the other aspects of existence. that's what feels fake. that's what's actually dark to me. i want to depict the so-called “dark” parts with a lighter tone to express that it’s okay. we have to accept these things.