“Being nostalgic to a time where the future is still seen as a positive whereas the reality is very grim is not only to me the core of what vaporwave is, it also reflects the state of our society on a mental, physical emotional and spiritual level. ” 20 october 2019
Most of the art pieces I make carry an emotion, symbolic value or some other deep meaning.
The gas station series is symbolic for capitalism ruining our environment. Illuminating the deep emptiness that is left because of it. Capitalism proposes itself as the ultimate solution to everything, but it shows that is not always the case.
Look now at what happened during Covid-19 , economic prosperity in many cases put above the well-being of the people. Dutchtide tries to do everything as ethical as possible. And hopefully you pick up on that experience.