installing

love

consciousness

jeterbug #17

life

Originally created in 2017, this piece was born out of my need to escape the darkness during a painful time in my life, when a mix of emotions from toxic relationships had clouded my mind. I started spending a lot more time alone.. contemplating, questioning my life-choices, grappling with the inevitable existential crisis that comes with isolation and the resultant loss of self-esteem.

But self-inflicted solitude can also be therapeutic, giving us the time and space we need to know ourselves a little better, and often forcing us to reconcile with the inherent asymmetry of the human experience.

The light holds death. The dark holds life.

* The owner of this NFT is eligible to claim the original artwork. If you're purchasing on secondary, please make sure you reach out to the artist before buying to confirm availability of the physical piece.

Title : Sunshine/Pain
Series : Subliminal Shores
Artist : athem
Year : 2017
Medium : Photo inks, art liner on paper
Dimensions : 28cm x 21cm

Sunshine/Pain

instinct

jeterbug #21

loading

glitchbug imagines a short conversation between a person contemplating their existence & a broken machine processing the input, trying to mirror life.

Each piece can be thought of as a visual response to the prompt it is named after.

*smart contract by thirdweb

glitchbug (LOCKED)

jeterbug #16

AI-generated steampunk alien insects that explore the metaverse in search of mineable ores and precious stones.

jeterbugs by athem

glitchbug

This piece reflects on & the eternal struggle between the masculine & feminine forces that push, pull & shape not only our collective reality but also us as individuals. Sexuality & gender identities aside, awareness of the androgynous nature of consciousness is intrinsic to creative expression. Be it the primal instinct to procreate or contractual obligations of complex social hierarchies, so much of the human experience derives from this dichotomy. But social conditioning often forces us to reject truths that aren’t easily classified, colour-coded or ranked.. and in doing so, keeps us from ever truly knowing ourselves.

He is her. She is him.

(The owner of this NFT is eligible to claim the original artwork. If you're purchasing on secondary, please make sure you reach out to the artist before buying to confirm availability of the physical piece)

Title : Push/Pull
Series : Subliminal Shores
Artist : athem
Year : 2017
Medium : Photo inks, art liner on paper
Dimensions : 28cm x 21cm

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