A strange new wonder
Art is a matter of life and death because it carries the weight of what it means to be human. It is the pulse of survival, the scream against silence, the thread connecting us to the living and the lost. We must confront mortality, giving ceremony to fleeting moments and eternal questions. Art doesn’t just reflect life; it breathes life into the void, making existence bearable, meaningful, and sometimes, even transcendent.
“Anthropic Abyss” is a sculptural exploration of the tensions between cultural and social decline and the possibilities forced rebirth through technology. Traditional faith practices abandonned leaving a God shaped void to be replaced with “self”
The work delves into the concept of a technological cocoon, wherein humanity’s traditional structures disintegrate, leading to a form of techno-feudalism that challenges established norms and values. This metamorphosis hints at a new form of being—rooted in technology and a collective ego death—where old identities are morphed to pave the way for a reimagined existence. A reimagined history and evolution
The sculptures, crafted from common construction materials like concrete, evoke a sense of both permanence and decay. Tradition sculpural practices such as carving/ molding are juxtiposed with contempory 3d printing.
Dickson’s installations involve both the creation and deconstruction of images, highlighting the impact of external influences on identity, belief systems, political, historical, social formation and the freedom to manipulate these influences.
As his work unfolds the artist, at times self referencial, dark, whimsical, alway embracing risk and the ethos of the outsider, Dickson aims to juxtapose the otherworldly with the familiar, prompting the audience to confront intersections of beliefs, moral certainties, aesthetic sensibilities, assumptions of beautiful and the ugly.
“An artist must be both a stargazer and be willing to dig the latrine. One must embrace the duality of this role, the artist’s role: to dream beyond the mundane while braving the raw now.”
