I don’t identify as an artist but I do see my life and work often as art.

Zen mind is the beginners mind. Look at the world with an innocent, loving and curious eye. Look at the world with a critical eye.

Do not stop using all your senses, your eyes, ears, hands, heart, mind, your whole body. Art is a language to experience, to express. To play. To experiment.

Art is transformative. Art is a way of telling stories. Creating new narratives. It’s power. Can be manipulative so it’s a responsibility. Using art as a language is a statement, a chosen visibility, daring being and standing for my values.

Beauty, seeing and letting beauty seen is a way of expressing my love and connect with others, with the world.

“Every day is a gift to walk through the garden. You always can find something unexpected, a hidden beauty.” SET resident, 25, from NL