nothing to lose...

nothing to lose...

I stumbled across this gallery during a blind search. I have no clue why i was so taken by this place, or what compelled me to write to them. It's now 4am. The fatigue has passed, but the itching feeling that something is about to happen is ripe in my gut. Movement. Progress. Forward propulsion. New directions in my art and the people who will see it.

Scary as all hell, but exciting as the shits...

So my email to them...
(and finally, to bed...)


As with many of my creative endeavors, my writings, as well as my photography, seem to evolve late at night, in the midst of a chaotic whirlwind of mental activity, verging on the precipice of panic and elation. So it is with much emotion and passion that I write this message to you.

My name is hpk and I am a self portrait specialist. I came across your gallery listing while updating my profile on artween.com. It was not too long ago that a gallery owner in New York City once told me that Berlin was the New York of the 21st century, and that my work would be much more appreciated across the ocean than it is in my own country. Hence, my late night web research into the European market. Perhaps it was fate that yours was the first gallery I stumbled upon during my blind search.

As an artist, i strive to translate my visions, emotions, creations into a universal language, stripped bare of trivialities, exposing the vulnerabilities of the human mind and soul. Each piece is a labor of love, and with each shutter click, a part of myself becomes infused with the final image.

As a photographer, and as somebody who suffers with manic depression, it has become a personal mission of sorts, to use my work as a springboard for dialogue, a vehicle for communication, and how through the use of art, i can hopefully foster an awareness about the stigma attached to mental illness.


And on your site, a quote:
An artist is in an unbreakable relation to his own cultural space and time. A reflection of this can always be found in the artwork, by the artist’s personal and subjective interpretation of the world around us.


I believe that i have become that artist. It has been a long road fraught with disappointments, blood sweat and tears, but as an individual who prides herself on the forever forward path of personal evolution, and it is my hope that you will see this in my work.

Unfortunately, I do not have a direct link to my artween site, but have just send you a message on your gallery site.

I thank you so very much for your time and look forward to hearing from you in the near future.