An on-going archive of the themes, concepts, and techniques I am interested in pursuing.

As of June 2025

Sincerity vs. Irony

Personal issues.

Absurdity

I want to learn more about absurdity as a device and its history. I want to understand better why I keep returning to it and what draws me to it.

Satire and Parody

It’s fun. I like that one needs to understand and be able to deconstruct something in order to parody it.

Vulnerability

I like the inner conflict and tension… The inability to express how one feels for fear of looking weak. I like this quote I saw on a meme one time: “We mistook vulnerability for weakness when really it’s the bravest thing we can do.”

The Monologue

I like how dramatic a monologue is… especially outside of a theatrical setting. The idea of someone not only feeling strongly about something, but that they had held it in until a breaking point… how unusual and dramatic it is for someone to speak alone for an extended “socially weird” amount of time…

High Brow vs. Low Brow Culture

Ties into absurdity… And maybe a way to signal to people: Hey, I used to read!

Internet Culture

Meme and meme history.

Video Art

After experiencing Halcyon.exe at Rhizome World, talking to my friend Noah, and watching some Joel Haver, my mind has been opened to the world of video art which has been in front of me this whole time. I never really considered before as a medium or format, but looking back, I have made work in the past which can be considered video art: The Poo Vlog (2023) and How To Turn On An iPhone (2024). This has prompted me to just make, make, make video and post it on my YouTube channel.

Interruptions and Interludes

Ties into absurdity and unexpectedness. If a part of creativity is to put two things that aren’t supposed to be together, together…