Hein De Vos

I find myself driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide. Collective effervescence is the feeling of energy and harmony when people are engaged in a shared purpose. It is a joie de vivre that manifests when we share moments with others, such as being in a theatre that erupts in simultaneous applause when a musician returns for an encore performance. Art is a verb, not a noun, a process, not just the finished product. Always seeking, without absolutely finding. It can change perspectives, build movements, and shift cultural norms. Art is not the object, that is artifact. Art is the moment in which you find yourself transformed by story.