Ontological Surveillance Matrix (prints)

Ontological Surveillance Matrix 9, 2026
Archival inkjet print
19" x 13" (48.1cm x 33cm)
Edition of 10, 2 APs

A matrix is, as defined by Merriam-Webster, “something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form”. These prints on paper are free-hand digital drawings based on extreme detail images of the Ontological Road Maps series and therefore similar to the Ontological Surveillance Matrix paintings. So, they are derived from other work. Surveillance is the "continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information." Ontology is a central theme throughout my work because it deals with the nature of existence or being by analyzing concepts about location, time, space, and identity. Geology, geography and especially cartography provide me with useful visual languages to manipulate and transform these ontological concepts into visual metaphors. These metaphors are often used to convey ideas, feelings or emotions about a place, process, movement, perception or state of being.