Escaping Awareness

Like many pieces in this series, this work deals with escapism and dissociation. I usually think about these things through the lens of an adult, but the practices have been there since I was a kid.

My entire life, I've had this overwhelming sense of awareness. Awareness of myself. Of other people, their energy, their pain. Of danger in my environment. Of injustice in the world.

When I was young, I escaped through drawing, WWF, porn, junk food, and isolation. When I grew up, it became weed, alcohol, women, junk food, and isolation. The vices change, but the goal is always the same: find a way to escape being so aware, all of the time. Even if it's just for a moment.