Atomnica Bonobo
A look into our compositional makeup, and how closely related we are to our environment.
Seeing the earth as one unit that houses a multi-faceted continuum fuelled by sources of energy.
Constantly in a state of flux and organised hysteria, working tirelessly to balance itself.
My observation through art is to capture this state of haphazard harmony by using a relatable motif, our primate cousin, the bonobo or Pan paniscus
The application is with a tattoo machine. An old craft constructed by man but holds a unique history in itself from indigenous affiliations and ancient methods, tribal markings and patterns, unique, to specific geographical locations, (time and place ) and looking ahead to contemporary applications. An art form I find sacred.
Sacred just like the being I am engraving into the fabric.
He/she is caught up in a degree of uncertainty.
The dotwork explores this level of fragility within our ecosystem. Manifestations of biotic and abiotic energy forms that can be easily disrupted and dispersed as though they never were.
There is beauty in the temporary but it can also be very unnerving.
By using a very permanent application of tattoo I am trying to invoke a sense of seizing the dispersion, stopping it from changing. The beauty of documentation. Pulling in the viewer for a few stand still moments where chaos can be caught in time.