Good Life Decisions - Thomas Hjelm
Title: Good Life Decisions
Dimensions: 90 x 120 cm
Material: Inkjet and Paint on Linen
Artist: Thomas Hjelm
Good Life Decisions gives the viewer a moment of reflection on what we truly understand as ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ Staring at the screen is an all-consuming passive act that has caused a dependency on devices in order to feel connected, diminishing the daily time for active ‘life decisions.’ The decision on how and who we spend time with, as well as the imagery we choose to represent ourselves, ultimately alters the ego which can negatively inhibit personal growth. The decisions that we make every day by investing in the tangible and the ‘now’, is at the core of Hjelm’s practise.
The moment when the ego can separate itself from online presence and personal screen dependency, is where the ‘good life decisions’ begin, free from the constraint of digital decay through physical presence.