Question: Could you tell us a little about the philosophy (the ubyka) that informs your work?
DC: ‘Ubyka' draws inspiration from an ancient Sanskrit word that loosely translates into ‘detachment', not in the ‘don't-give-a-fuck' sense, but rather the ‘step-back-and-observe-things' sense. The concept is to try to see the true nature of things by divorcing your emotional attachments and societal bias towards them.
This clarity of mind is what I strive for in all my artwork, to keep this essence of balance and observation. This ubyka philosophy informs my work in that it awakens the realisation that everything is made up of a dichotomy and contradictions exist in everything. Nothing is black or white, but rather a certain point on the same spectrum. Life vs Death, Good vs Evil, War vs Peace are all the same thing, just a different position on the same spectrum. The themes in most of my works aim to combine seemingly opposing forces into one harmonious object.
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