Redefinitions

Take 100 words. Take 100 provocative words. Overhaul their meaning, bring them up to date, and make them more provocative still. The result: Redefinitions, a short work that surprises, entertains, and sparks conversation lasting deep into the night.

Take 100 words. Take 100 provocative words. Overhaul their meaning, bring them up to date, and make them more provocative still. The result: Redefinitions, a short work that surprises, entertains, and sparks conversation lasting deep into the night.

I spent my childhood in rural Australia—on trails, along creeks, and through vast open spaces. Youth brought with it an urban exploration of the San Francisco Bay Area, another landscape that fueled my imagination and taste for adventure. Film school in Los Angeles followed, but a love of language ultimately prevailed over an interest in images. I graduated with both a large debt and the desire to write freely. Inspired by existential and outsider literature, my experience of their prevalent themes grew more acute in the years that followed. Hollow aspects of the workplace, romantic disappointments, and failed projects tested my will, patience, and at times sanity. A body of work evolved. A pathway opened up. To this day I tackle the paradoxes of personal and cultural identity.