02 Art Criticism & Reflective Field Essays

A corpus of applied criticism and reflective essays tracing the aesthetic, ethical, and metaphysical dimensions of witnessing. Each text serves as fieldwork in the study of presence—where art is not merely observed but endured, and criticism becomes an act of moral proximity to the work itself.

30 Sep 2025 4 min read

The Cult of the Medium – When Process Becomes Propaganda

There's a growing seduction in the art world: not of meaning, but of method. A fascination not with what the work says but rather how it was made, where it was shown, and which tools were touched.

15 Sep 2025 3 min read

On 'Since I Was a Jit' by Dominic Chambers (2025).

The trees don't sway; they conspire. Limbs not lifted in praise but in a petition to some dim, unanswering sky.

15 Aug 2025 5 min read

Collected Works as Cognitive Trace

An introspective essay exploring personal art collections as unconscious autobiographies—where every object becomes a residue of thought, memory, and psychological passage.

15 Aug 2025 9 min read

The Dogs Who Outlived Philosophy: On Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s ‘Some Unexpected Events Sometimes Bring Momentary Happiness’ (2005)

A post-interpretive reflection on Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s 2005 video work, exploring presence, mortality, and the ethical power of unspeaking beings who endure beyond language.

15 Jul 2025 5 min read

On 'Classon Ave' by Yongjae Kim (2023).

A restrained reflection on Yongjae Kim’s Classon Ave, exploring stillness, memory, and the ethics of proximity in contemporary portraiture.