To Be , R at he r Th an To Se e m by angus bowen c3236585
“Anywhere can be paradise as long as you have the will to live. After all, you are alive, so you will always have the chance to be happy. As long as the Sun, the Moon and the Earth exist, ever ything will be alright� - he End of Evangelion Dir. Hideaki Anno, 1997
t h ank you
Thank you to Leanne Morton, my year 12 art teacher, who instilled a belief in me that I was pretty good at what I was doing. Who made me to work hard, where I would have maybe otherwise not.
Thank you to Krystyan Nowak, for always asking me how I’m doing and for constantly asking me if I’m making any new works. The answer has quite often been no, but when I’m done here, K-man you watch out.
Thank you to Michael Dickinson, our 2nd year Lecturer, who had me really dissect myself and my practice, not just in design but in life. Which ultimately led me down the path to create this.
Thank you to Belle Moore, to Joab Eastley, to Conor Kelly and Sam Anderson, to Hannah Dunn and Liz Pike, To Bettina and Caelli, to Christopher Doyle, Aryz, Jared Muralt, Alex Pardee, Pat Perry and countless other people who have managed to intertwine themselves into my life and led me to create this book.
Thank you to my Mother, Jennifer Rhodes, who taught me from an early age that creative instincts are not to be ignored. Who let me understand that criticism and discussion is the only way to become the best. Thank you to Grace Buxton Soldal, my best friend and my partner in crime at university. For being the reason I could wake up and get to university every morning, even at some of our worst moments. Thank you to Campbell Burns of Vacations and No-Fi Collective. Who allowed me to become part of an amazing team of creatives and for allowing me to have someone in France wearing a shirt with a drawing of a dog and a dinosaur that I made.
To Be , R at he r Th an To Se e m by ang u s bow e n
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All work created from May to October 2017
Printed in October 2017