A young woman (Mikaela Cochrane) must choose between
her present state of happiness and securing a better future; a Zamboni driver (Kris Demeanor) with musical aspirations deals with substance abuse; an withdrawn taxidermist (Stephen Bogaert) finds his family life slowly decomposing; and a police constable (Alejandro Rae) watches over the town despite holding a singular and lonely home life.
But if there is a
state in which the soul finds a solid enough base to rest itself on entirely and to gather its whole being into, without needing to recall the past or encroach upon the future; in which time is nothing for it; in which the
present lasts forever without, however, making its duration noticed and without any trace
of time's passage; without any other sentiment... except that
of our existence, and having this sentiment alone fill it completely; as long as this
state lasts, he who finds himself in it can call himself happy... with a sufficient, perfect, and full
happiness which leaves the soul no emptiness it might feel a need to fill....
well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental
states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the
present moment is best way to
happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings
of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices
of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts
of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all
of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth
of knowledge and understanding
of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage
of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak
of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities
of the
present and the potential
of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your
present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision
of the future based upon the past?
The prints: LSD, Serotonin, Mescaline, Psilocybin, and a Psilocybin monoprint are based off
of paintings that Kelsey Brookes
presented at Quint Gallery in 2012 in an exhibition titled Serotonin:
Happiness and Spiritual
States.