brainstorming for mission statement

because i need a savior.

from boredom, laziness, lack of motivation, fear of my own self-imposed identity. because i need to create to be happy and because i avoid creating--

why create? why be prolific? what are we doing and why do we want to do it?

in the corridors of the pompidou, under the grand ceilings of the louvre, something calls to us.

unseen magazine exists because i want motivation to explore. pressure + deadlines = production. we have given ourselves the identity of artists but there is not artist without art.

unseen is different because we want to stretch boundaries, to do new things, to feel fresh. this isn't about showcasing our best work. this is a conversation starter, a visual brainstorm, a dialogue between the artist and the art and the audience.

we are here to create. can creation be the end itself?



(very preliminary. the thing is, when i developed this idea, i just wanted a forum for creating new work, and inspiring others to do the same. i hate to say that it's not much more profound than that. should it be? your thoughts are appreciated/necessary.)

addendum:
quote from faulkner reading that doug shared--
"I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not for glory, but to make out of the material of the human spirit something that was not there before."

"the basis of all things is to be afraid"

i think this is partially what i'm getting at