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There Are No Wrong Answers
Mixed Media
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A series of suggestions, none of which are wrong.
There Are No Wrong Answers is a surreal series that imagines the brainstorms of a fictional seminar designed to help men "be better men." The result is an unhinged collision of overconfidence, insecurity and questionable wisdom, as participants - ranging from feeble deltas to wannabe alphas - grapple with the challenge.
This work plays with the absurdity of hustler culture and the performative, quick-fix mindset that often shapes modern ideals of success. It draws from the world of high-energy seminars and masculinity bootcamps, where swagger is often mistaken for competence and style overshadows substance.
Under the pressure to succeed, some pplay to their egos and attempt to project dominance, while others seem lost in the chaos, offering bizarre or ill-conceived responses.
The aesthetic - a montage of suggestions in different handwriting - lends authenticity to the illusion, as if these are artefacts from genuine self-improvement sessions. Meticulously organised and rule-based, with no two colours touching, their presentation elevates what should be throwaway suggestions, giving them an unexpected sense of importance.
There Are No Wrong Answers satirises the attendees grasping for meaning, exposing the desperation beneath their bluster. Rather than simply mocking, the piece invites empathy - behind the absurdity are individuals searching for guidance, trying and failing to find a path forward, clinging to whatever scraps of wisdom they can, however flawed.
