understandtheuniverse:

DETACHMENT AND IMPERMANENCE 

I made this artwork for my art class last October. We were giving the assignment to work on anything we wanted to 7 hours total and when I asked my friend what he was thinking of doing he said he would sleep on it and tell me tomorrow. That gave me a perfect idea. I can LITERALLY sleep on it for 7 hours. So, I got this huge paper, filled it with charcoal, and slept on it naked for 7 hours. I did it mostly to detach myself from the comfort of always sleeping in a warm bed and feeling safe when there are some that don’t have this sort of protection from the elements even while they sleep. And also for the heck of doing it. I left my self defenseless to the elements of the night for an entire night…naked and cold on charcoal. The experience/process behind this piece is what I loved moved about it. As a hidden present, if you look closely, my body wasn’t imprinted so much on it as my skeleton was with the intention of reminding me of the impermanence of things. Of course, this isn’t a gloomy occasion that should remind one to be happy so that every moment is enjoyed before the end of our human life comes.

What do you guys think of it?