We will dance with the people we love. We will write songs, paint pictures and make movies about all the things that concern us. No matter what your thoughts are on that. This is the very essence of making art. This is how we think about things that are hard to verbalize. This is the exact point of cultural expression.

In an anthropocentric view of the world, the dichotomy between nature and culture is relevant to a point; separating that which is man-made from all that appears naturally. That might form understanding in certain circumstances, but it is also a very simplified and romanticised view.

Let me lead with a disclaimer dressed as a paradox; I will use this essay to both scratch the surface and dive into the deep end of the pool. I’ll make a novice attempt at using the concept of non-human agencies (Callon, 2012) to critically analyze and provide insight to my own photographic practice as well as photographic and artistic affinities of mine.

For many artists I think aiming for originality comes with performance anxiety which in turn hinders creativity. A curator or book editor might look for originality or avant-garde as well as make sure no plagiarisms are published or exhibited. (What about paraphrase, pastiche or caricature). But I think the individual artist is better off having other motives as the driving force behind their creative process.