Straight to the Brain
Hit of Dopamine to escape reality
In between (2024)
Glazed ceramic, 5 × 4 × 4 cm
Private collection, Bolivia
Much of our behavior remains hardwired as if we were still cave dwellers, still programmed to treat lucky treasures as rare opportunities, things that are now in abundance, in an almost absurd level of convenience.
Nevertheless, we still chase these ephemeral rewards with a blind animal instinct, which makes us more vulnerable to addiction, to treat a hit of dopamine as medicine. Still, in a very innocent way, we end up anesthetizing ourselves. Why know who you are if you’re gonna forget it?
