Projection Esemplastic
An exploration of the relationship between the real, the unreal but theoretically possible and the impossible.
This is a massively pretentious illustration I did about the tendency of things towards esemplasticity (convergence) in our heads. The idea is to show the three potentialities of existence - impossible, possible and real - and their relationship to each other. The triangle's an impossible shape, so that's the impossible centre of our irrational thoughts, which has at its base the possible but unreal mountains - our hopes and desires - and acts as a lens on the real, distorting how we view the facts of our lives and environment.
I made this after listening to 'Projection Esemplastic for White Noise' by Joji Yuasa. It's made out of filtered recordings of the writings of mad people. Have a listen, it's mental (literally):