my story is actually today it’s very very simple it’s not science it’s not
very simple it’s not science it’s not
very simple it’s not science it’s not it’s it’s very very simple and it starts
it’s it’s very very simple and it starts
it’s it’s very very simple and it starts with climbing trees this is uh this is a
with climbing trees this is uh this is a
with climbing trees this is uh this is a photo of me when I’m like 2 and my
photo of me when I’m like 2 and my
photo of me when I’m like 2 and my parents are like yeah I just go get
parents are like yeah I just go get
parents are like yeah I just go get dirty go play and people are like hit
dirty go play and people are like hit
dirty go play and people are like hit your sons up a tree um it’s 40 feet that
your sons up a tree um it’s 40 feet that
your sons up a tree um it’s 40 feet that that limb looks great they’re like a
that limb looks great they’re like a
that limb looks great they’re like a spine in there’s a creature and then
spine in there’s a creature and then
spine in there’s a creature and then it’s like ah here we are in the
it’s like ah here we are in the
it’s like ah here we are in the emergency room again but early on what I
emergency room again but early on what I
emergency room again but early on what I realized was that pushing boundaries has
realized was that pushing boundaries has
realized was that pushing boundaries has consequences right like that’s part of
consequences right like that’s part of
consequences right like that’s part of it but we have to push boundaries to
it but we have to push boundaries to
it but we have to push boundaries to understand our limitations we have to
understand our limitations we have to
understand our limitations we have to learn how far we can go and you know
learn how far we can go and you know
learn how far we can go and you know that was that was ingrained in me very
that was that was ingrained in me very
that was that was ingrained in me very early on that pushing boundaries was
early on that pushing boundaries was
early on that pushing boundaries was something that was important to not just
something that was important to not just
something that was important to not just where I would be where I was but how far
where I would be where I was but how far
where I would be where I was but how far I could take myself and and early on I
I could take myself and and early on I
I could take myself and and early on I did everything in the mountains that was
did everything in the mountains that was
did everything in the mountains that was my life that was my family but pushing
my life that was my family but pushing
my life that was my family but pushing boundaries became something a little bit
boundaries became something a little bit
boundaries became something a little bit more it became about pushing social
more it became about pushing social
more it became about pushing social boundaries for me and that ended up
boundaries for me and that ended up
boundaries for me and that ended up becoming quite a problem I was a smart
becoming quite a problem I was a smart
becoming quite a problem I was a smart kid I was 12 years old when I went to
kid I was 12 years old when I went to
kid I was 12 years old when I went to high school and I was a straight-a
high school and I was a straight-a
high school and I was a straight-a student and now that had its own
student and now that had its own
student and now that had its own challenges you know that was that was
challenges you know that was that was
challenges you know that was that was pushing boundaries in its own way
pushing boundaries in its own way
pushing boundaries in its own way however what ended up happening was
however what ended up happening was
however what ended up happening was rather than going out and climbing or
rather than going out and climbing or
rather than going out and climbing or skiing or venting my frustrations as a
skiing or venting my frustrations as a
skiing or venting my frustrations as a young kid in high school I basically
young kid in high school I basically
young kid in high school I basically glommed onto the older kids and I
glommed onto the older kids and I
glommed onto the older kids and I started doing all the wrong things
started doing all the wrong things
started doing all the wrong things hanging out with people that were more
hanging out with people that were more
hanging out with people that were more socially advanced than I was I was
socially advanced than I was I was
socially advanced than I was I was pushing those boundaries and I learned
pushing those boundaries and I learned
pushing those boundaries and I learned very very early on that rules all of the
very very early on that rules all of the
very very early on that rules all of the rules that we follow our arbitrary
rules that we follow our arbitrary
rules that we follow our arbitrary there’s only one that actually sticks
there’s only one that actually sticks
there’s only one that actually sticks and that’s that we all die
and that’s that we all die
and that’s that we all die other than that it’s all arbitrary and
other than that it’s all arbitrary and
other than that it’s all arbitrary and when you learn that when you’re 14 and
when you learn that when you’re 14 and
when you learn that when you’re 14 and your parents are like you’re grounded if
your parents are like you’re grounded if
your parents are like you’re grounded if you don’t come home at 11 you’re like
you don’t come home at 11 you’re like
you don’t come home at 11 you’re like whatever
maybe that’s not the right boundary to
maybe that’s not the right boundary to push but I was pushing those and because
push but I was pushing those and because
push but I was pushing those and because of that I ended up being a high school
of that I ended up being a high school
of that I ended up being a high school dropout at 14 I’ve gone from being a
dropout at 14 I’ve gone from being a
dropout at 14 I’ve gone from being a straight-a student to being a high
straight-a student to being a high
straight-a student to being a high school dropout completely on the streets
school dropout completely on the streets
school dropout completely on the streets I was in rehab 3 well I ran away from
I was in rehab 3 well I ran away from
I was in rehab 3 well I ran away from rehab three times another
rehab three times another
rehab three times another boundary-pushing exercise and the last
boundary-pushing exercise and the last
boundary-pushing exercise and the last time I remember the the director of the
time I remember the the director of the
time I remember the the director of the rehab looked at me and he said if you
rehab looked at me and he said if you
rehab looked at me and he said if you leave you will end up in the gutter you
leave you will end up in the gutter you
leave you will end up in the gutter you will never amount to anything and you
will never amount to anything and you
will never amount to anything and you will likely die and and and you know
will likely die and and and you know
will likely die and and and you know he’s actually I don’t begrudge him for
he’s actually I don’t begrudge him for
he’s actually I don’t begrudge him for saying those things that that’s actually
saying those things that that’s actually
saying those things that that’s actually fairly correct a lot of people that do
fairly correct a lot of people that do
fairly correct a lot of people that do end up in that situation do just fall
end up in that situation do just fall
end up in that situation do just fall into the cracks but it was because of
into the cracks but it was because of
into the cracks but it was because of that time where I was homeless for the
that time where I was homeless for the
that time where I was homeless for the most part that I started to learn about
most part that I started to learn about
most part that I started to learn about the larger human struggle that story and
the larger human struggle that story and
the larger human struggle that story and I wanted to tell it I wanted to tell
I wanted to tell it I wanted to tell
I wanted to tell it I wanted to tell people what I was experiencing how I was
people what I was experiencing how I was
people what I was experiencing how I was going through that so I used climbing I
going through that so I used climbing I
going through that so I used climbing I used photography and climbing to try to
used photography and climbing to try to
used photography and climbing to try to tell that story that was my early
tell that story that was my early
tell that story that was my early attempt and it was beautiful because
attempt and it was beautiful because
attempt and it was beautiful because it’s allegorical for the struggles we we
it’s allegorical for the struggles we we
it’s allegorical for the struggles we we have right like this photo it looks
have right like this photo it looks
have right like this photo it looks fantastic but the real risks there are
fantastic but the real risks there are
fantastic but the real risks there are minimal they’re tiny
minimal they’re tiny
minimal they’re tiny that’s a rope if he falls he’s safe but
that’s a rope if he falls he’s safe but
that’s a rope if he falls he’s safe but it’s a wonderful story to tell but
it’s a wonderful story to tell but
it’s a wonderful story to tell but really early on climbing for me was
really early on climbing for me was
really early on climbing for me was about proving to everybody that I was
about proving to everybody that I was
about proving to everybody that I was not oh I was just trying to prove to the
not oh I was just trying to prove to the
not oh I was just trying to prove to the world that I was not that kid that was
world that I was not that kid that was
world that I was not that kid that was gonna fall through the cracks I was
gonna fall through the cracks I was
gonna fall through the cracks I was going to use the energy that I had to
going to use the energy that I had to
going to use the energy that I had to propel myself and tell this story this
propel myself and tell this story this
propel myself and tell this story this larger narrative but as I got into that
larger narrative but as I got into that
larger narrative but as I got into that I started looking at people and
I started looking at people and
I started looking at people and characters the people I was climbing
characters the people I was climbing
characters the people I was climbing with how pushing boundaries is a
with how pushing boundaries is a
with how pushing boundaries is a transformative psychological issue how
transformative psychological issue how
transformative psychological issue how we change ourselves when we do that how
we change ourselves when we do that how
we change ourselves when we do that how we continue to learn through our
we continue to learn through our
we continue to learn through our exercise right and not just climbing
exercise right and not just climbing
exercise right and not just climbing mountains but also how our world is
mountains but also how our world is
mountains but also how our world is affected by that and as I travel more
affected by that and as I travel more
affected by that and as I travel more and more and more and climbed more and
and more and more and climbed more and
and more and more and climbed more and more and more I started to observe
more and more I started to observe
more and more I started to observe that world so all of a sudden something
that world so all of a sudden something
that world so all of a sudden something that was very very much about me a
that was very very much about me a
that was very very much about me a selfish pursuit to climbing became about
selfish pursuit to climbing became about
selfish pursuit to climbing became about telling the larger story of the planet
telling the larger story of the planet
telling the larger story of the planet because I could not move through these
because I could not move through these
because I could not move through these environments and not care that just
environments and not care that just
environments and not care that just couldn’t happen now the mountains have
couldn’t happen now the mountains have
couldn’t happen now the mountains have always been a vehicle to voice myself so
always been a vehicle to voice myself so
always been a vehicle to voice myself so I continued to go back and I continue to
I continued to go back and I continue to
I continued to go back and I continue to push myself and I continue to try but
push myself and I continue to try but
push myself and I continue to try but that’s sort of taken a little bit of a
that’s sort of taken a little bit of a
that’s sort of taken a little bit of a backseat in 2010 in Pakistan we went to
backseat in 2010 in Pakistan we went to
backseat in 2010 in Pakistan we went to climb the first winter ascent of an
climb the first winter ascent of an
climb the first winter ascent of an 8,000 meter peak gas room to but what’s
8,000 meter peak gas room to but what’s
8,000 meter peak gas room to but what’s interesting is that as important as that
interesting is that as important as that
interesting is that as important as that climb was for me it was more important
climb was for me it was more important
climb was for me it was more important for my photography because as you’ll see
for my photography because as you’ll see
for my photography because as you’ll see here in the upper left-hand corner of
here in the upper left-hand corner of
here in the upper left-hand corner of this is the border of Pakistan and India
this is the border of Pakistan and India
this is the border of Pakistan and India so while I was there I was actually
so while I was there I was actually
so while I was there I was actually talking with Sadie Quarrier who’s one of
talking with Sadie Quarrier who’s one of
talking with Sadie Quarrier who’s one of the photo editors here and talking about
the photo editors here and talking about
the photo editors here and talking about she wanted me to exercise my
she wanted me to exercise my
she wanted me to exercise my storytelling capacity so climbing was
storytelling capacity so climbing was
storytelling capacity so climbing was that I had that and my and my skills had
that I had that and my and my skills had
that I had that and my and my skills had brought me there but what I started to
brought me there but what I started to
brought me there but what I started to actually focus on was this conflict zone
actually focus on was this conflict zone
actually focus on was this conflict zone it’s the highest battleground in the
it’s the highest battleground in the
it’s the highest battleground in the world this is the Pakistani military
world this is the Pakistani military
world this is the Pakistani military living on the border of Pakistan and
living on the border of Pakistan and
living on the border of Pakistan and India and I became engaged in using my
India and I became engaged in using my
India and I became engaged in using my photography to tell this larger
photography to tell this larger
photography to tell this larger narrative what does it feel like to be a
narrative what does it feel like to be a
narrative what does it feel like to be a Pakistani soldier fighting on the
Pakistani soldier fighting on the
Pakistani soldier fighting on the highest battleground in the world what
highest battleground in the world what
highest battleground in the world what does that look like texturally how do we
does that look like texturally how do we
does that look like texturally how do we bring that back to people how do we
bring that back to people how do we
bring that back to people how do we translate that experience for people
translate that experience for people
translate that experience for people through imagery and that was what I
through imagery and that was what I
through imagery and that was what I dedicated myself to I still keep it’s a
dedicated myself to I still keep it’s a
dedicated myself to I still keep it’s a very small collection on my website but
very small collection on my website but
very small collection on my website but I’m very proud of it I’m very proud of
I’m very proud of it I’m very proud of
I’m very proud of it I’m very proud of it because I noticed that I was pushing
it because I noticed that I was pushing
it because I noticed that I was pushing my own boundaries as a storyteller which
my own boundaries as a storyteller which
my own boundaries as a storyteller which to me is invaluable how do you tell the
to me is invaluable how do you tell the
to me is invaluable how do you tell the story of a broken conflict of a broken
story of a broken conflict of a broken
story of a broken conflict of a broken war how do we use media to translate
war how do we use media to translate
war how do we use media to translate that experience for people how do we use
that experience for people how do we use
that experience for people how do we use art to do that the first assignment I
art to do that the first assignment I
art to do that the first assignment I did for the magazine was another step in
did for the magazine was another step in
did for the magazine was another step in that direction where we started bringing
that direction where we started bringing
that direction where we started bringing together three I call it the golden
together three I call it the golden
together three I call it the golden trifecta adventure culture and science
trifecta adventure culture and science
trifecta adventure culture and science we were using climbing you know I had
we were using climbing you know I had
we were using climbing you know I had that skill set to go into this ancient
that skill set to go into this ancient
that skill set to go into this ancient cave complexes in the kingdom of Mustang
cave complexes in the kingdom of Mustang
cave complexes in the kingdom of Mustang moose Tong is a kingdom that’s on the
moose Tong is a kingdom that’s on the
moose Tong is a kingdom that’s on the border of Nepal and Tibet and we were
border of Nepal and Tibet and we were
border of Nepal and Tibet and we were trying to re-examine perhaps a forgotten
trying to re-examine perhaps a forgotten
trying to re-examine perhaps a forgotten path on the Silk Road so we were using
path on the Silk Road so we were using
path on the Silk Road so we were using climbing to access these ancient cave
climbing to access these ancient cave
climbing to access these ancient cave as we were looking for human remains and
as we were looking for human remains and
as we were looking for human remains and we found plenty we were looking for
we found plenty we were looking for
we found plenty we were looking for burial crypts because we needed the
burial crypts because we needed the
burial crypts because we needed the strontium the strontium is it’s it’s in
strontium the strontium is it’s it’s in
strontium the strontium is it’s it’s in your tooth enamel it’s an element and it
your tooth enamel it’s an element and it
your tooth enamel it’s an element and it can tell you where somebody’s born based
can tell you where somebody’s born based
can tell you where somebody’s born based on what’s in their mother’s breast milk
on what’s in their mother’s breast milk
on what’s in their mother’s breast milk the water we drink now if where they
the water we drink now if where they
the water we drink now if where they were born and where they died is
were born and where they died is
were born and where they died is different you can start to paint a
different you can start to paint a
different you can start to paint a picture of human migration so all of a
picture of human migration so all of a
picture of human migration so all of a sudden I was using photography in a
sudden I was using photography in a
sudden I was using photography in a different way it was not about adventure
different way it was not about adventure
different way it was not about adventure it wasn’t about necessarily being in the
it wasn’t about necessarily being in the
it wasn’t about necessarily being in the highest mountains in the world but it
highest mountains in the world but it
highest mountains in the world but it was about communicating science to
was about communicating science to
was about communicating science to people in a tangible way in a way that
people in a tangible way in a way that
people in a tangible way in a way that engaged them and gripped them but it’s
engaged them and gripped them but it’s
engaged them and gripped them but it’s never been enough for me to just stay in
never been enough for me to just stay in
never been enough for me to just stay in one spot I’m not good at it asked my
one spot I’m not good at it asked my
one spot I’m not good at it asked my wife asked my parents her like you’re a
wife asked my parents her like you’re a
wife asked my parents her like you’re a mess I’m like I got to get on another
mess I’m like I got to get on another
mess I’m like I got to get on another plane they’re like you got back four
plane they’re like you got back four
plane they’re like you got back four hours ago just relax dude so I put
hours ago just relax dude so I put
hours ago just relax dude so I put myself on assignment down in Indonesia I
myself on assignment down in Indonesia I
myself on assignment down in Indonesia I went down there I wanted to expand I
went down there I wanted to expand I
went down there I wanted to expand I wanted to push my boundaries again as a
wanted to push my boundaries again as a
wanted to push my boundaries again as a photographer I wanted to be underwater I
photographer I wanted to be underwater I
photographer I wanted to be underwater I felt like okay I’ve been up on the
felt like okay I’ve been up on the
felt like okay I’ve been up on the mountains how do I expand myself more so
mountains how do I expand myself more so
mountains how do I expand myself more so I went down and I wanted to you know use
I went down and I wanted to you know use
I went down and I wanted to you know use imagery and media to talk about things
imagery and media to talk about things
imagery and media to talk about things in a cultural context so the Basho they
in a cultural context so the Basho they
in a cultural context so the Basho they were sea gypsies they always use
were sea gypsies they always use
were sea gypsies they always use subsistence fishing they lived on the
subsistence fishing they lived on the
subsistence fishing they lived on the ocean and from the ocean and as the
ocean and from the ocean and as the
ocean and from the ocean and as the Indonesian government has started to
Indonesian government has started to
Indonesian government has started to mandate that they stay in one spot that
mandate that they stay in one spot that
mandate that they stay in one spot that has changed everything how do you tell
has changed everything how do you tell
has changed everything how do you tell that story that’s a very important story
that story that’s a very important story
that story that’s a very important story why because as people stop moving they
why because as people stop moving they
why because as people stop moving they start to impact the area they’re in
start to impact the area they’re in
start to impact the area they’re in heavily right so now that they’re in
heavily right so now that they’re in
heavily right so now that they’re in stilt villages they start to over fish
stilt villages they start to over fish
stilt villages they start to over fish their reefs they start to overuse their
their reefs they start to overuse their
their reefs they start to overuse their resources how do they do that well they
resources how do they do that well they
resources how do they do that well they use net fishing but more importantly
use net fishing but more importantly
use net fishing but more importantly they use bomb fishing right so what
they use bomb fishing right so what
they use bomb fishing right so what happens to a reef when you throw a bomb
happens to a reef when you throw a bomb
happens to a reef when you throw a bomb in the water sure you get a lot of fish
in the water sure you get a lot of fish
in the water sure you get a lot of fish out that’s great but it’s not great
out that’s great but it’s not great
out that’s great but it’s not great because it destroys the whole marine
because it destroys the whole marine
because it destroys the whole marine ecosystem in one fell swoop
ecosystem in one fell swoop
ecosystem in one fell swoop it’s dead it’s gone it’s done
it’s dead it’s gone it’s done
it’s dead it’s gone it’s done and I started to look at storytelling
and I started to look at storytelling
and I started to look at storytelling and imagery as a way to look at some of
and imagery as a way to look at some of
and imagery as a way to look at some of the harder issues the issues that our
the harder issues the issues that our
the harder issues the issues that our planet is facing how do we do that it’s
planet is facing how do we do that it’s
planet is facing how do we do that it’s not just about science it’s not just
not just about science it’s not just
not just about science it’s not just about adventure it’s not just about
about adventure it’s not just about
about adventure it’s not just about culture it’s about how we as a human
culture it’s about how we as a human
culture it’s about how we as a human family are impacting everything and only
family are impacting everything and only
family are impacting everything and only through pushing my own boundaries as a
through pushing my own boundaries as a
through pushing my own boundaries as a storyteller and having that insatiable
storyteller and having that insatiable
storyteller and having that insatiable curiosity could I continue to do that
curiosity could I continue to do that
curiosity could I continue to do that what does it look like when we mandate a
what does it look like when we mandate a
what does it look like when we mandate a way of life is different from something
way of life is different from something
way of life is different from something that everybody is always known it
that everybody is always known it
that everybody is always known it changes everything it changes everything
changes everything it changes everything
changes everything it changes everything instantly how do you put that in
instantly how do you put that in
instantly how do you put that in pictures how do you put it online so
pictures how do you put it online so
pictures how do you put it online so that other people care so that they want
that other people care so that they want
that other people care so that they want to be engaged with this culture my most
to be engaged with this culture my most
to be engaged with this culture my most recent assignment for the magazine was
recent assignment for the magazine was
recent assignment for the magazine was going to France Joseph Lemm but that’s
going to France Joseph Lemm but that’s
going to France Joseph Lemm but that’s again where I’m trying to push
again where I’m trying to push
again where I’m trying to push boundaries right I don’t know how to
boundaries right I don’t know how to
boundaries right I don’t know how to tell a Natural History story I don’t
tell a Natural History story I don’t
tell a Natural History story I don’t know but I’m gonna go and I’m gonna try
know but I’m gonna go and I’m gonna try
know but I’m gonna go and I’m gonna try I’m gonna try to tell the story of a
I’m gonna try to tell the story of a
I’m gonna try to tell the story of a changing landscape a landscape that is
changing landscape a landscape that is
changing landscape a landscape that is changing because of our human impacts
changing because of our human impacts
changing because of our human impacts right what happens when we don’t take
right what happens when we don’t take
right what happens when we don’t take care of our planet when we are not
care of our planet when we are not
care of our planet when we are not stewards of it in the right way now the
stewards of it in the right way now the
stewards of it in the right way now the granted this is a very very impactful
granted this is a very very impactful
granted this is a very very impactful photograph this is one tiny tiny piece
photograph this is one tiny tiny piece
photograph this is one tiny tiny piece of Franz Joseph’s lab right it’s a tiny
of Franz Joseph’s lab right it’s a tiny
of Franz Joseph’s lab right it’s a tiny but it’s very very visual and graphic it
but it’s very very visual and graphic it
but it’s very very visual and graphic it tells you that story instantly that we
tells you that story instantly that we
tells you that story instantly that we are a damaging species we are an
are a damaging species we are an
are a damaging species we are an invasive species everywhere we go
invasive species everywhere we go
invasive species everywhere we go but I want to try and expand myself
but I want to try and expand myself
but I want to try and expand myself always and push boundaries of adventure
always and push boundaries of adventure
always and push boundaries of adventure and storytelling to give people a view
and storytelling to give people a view
and storytelling to give people a view that they might not expect
that they might not expect
that they might not expect is this the Arctic we think of no Big
is this the Arctic we think of no Big
is this the Arctic we think of no Big Sandy plane not at all how are we having
Sandy plane not at all how are we having
Sandy plane not at all how are we having that impact what is going on there
that impact what is going on there
that impact what is going on there what’s our interface how do I get people
what’s our interface how do I get people
what’s our interface how do I get people excited about bird populations the
excited about bird populations the
excited about bird populations the barometer of an ecosystem how do you do
barometer of an ecosystem how do you do
barometer of an ecosystem how do you do that how do you make pictures that do
that how do you make pictures that do
that how do you make pictures that do that that’s what I’ve changed my whole
that that’s what I’ve changed my whole
that that’s what I’ve changed my whole way of thinking when once I was
way of thinking when once I was
way of thinking when once I was completely devoted to one thing climbing
completely devoted to one thing climbing
completely devoted to one thing climbing to prove to everybody that I was good
to prove to everybody that I was good
to prove to everybody that I was good enough I’ve now changed that and said
enough I’ve now changed that and said
enough I’ve now changed that and said how do I prove to everybody that we are
how do I prove to everybody that we are
how do I prove to everybody that we are good enough
good enough
good enough to change our problems it’s very very
to change our problems it’s very very
to change our problems it’s very very simple art is very simple the other day
simple art is very simple the other day
simple art is very simple the other day I was I was driving I’m in Yellowstone
I was I was driving I’m in Yellowstone
I was I was driving I’m in Yellowstone and it’s I’m on assignment out there
and it’s I’m on assignment out there
and it’s I’m on assignment out there trying to tell a a coexistence story and
trying to tell a a coexistence story and
trying to tell a a coexistence story and it’s honestly it’s the hardest thing
it’s honestly it’s the hardest thing
it’s honestly it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done I moved up there I was a
I’ve ever done I moved up there I was a
I’ve ever done I moved up there I was a vegan and I didn’t drink and I I’m a
vegan and I didn’t drink and I I’m a
vegan and I didn’t drink and I I’m a carnivorous functioning alcoholic at
carnivorous functioning alcoholic at
carnivorous functioning alcoholic at this point it’s like and I’m like trying
this point it’s like and I’m like trying
this point it’s like and I’m like trying to figure out how do I bring all of this
to figure out how do I bring all of this
to figure out how do I bring all of this together how do I tell this story to
together how do I tell this story to
together how do I tell this story to this audience because you guys are
this audience because you guys are
this audience because you guys are always smarter than me that’s it and and
always smarter than me that’s it and and
always smarter than me that’s it and and then I saw a bumper sticker right so
then I saw a bumper sticker right so
then I saw a bumper sticker right so that’s where my inspiration comes from
that’s where my inspiration comes from
that’s where my inspiration comes from bumper stickers it was a very very
bumper stickers it was a very very
bumper stickers it was a very very simple bumper sticker just said this
simple bumper sticker just said this
simple bumper sticker just said this said a little bit more than this but
said a little bit more than this but
said a little bit more than this but just this art is not a painting on the
just this art is not a painting on the
just this art is not a painting on the wall art is not you know just a piece of
wall art is not you know just a piece of
wall art is not you know just a piece of music it’s all of that together art is
music it’s all of that together art is
music it’s all of that together art is about communicating ideas we have to
about communicating ideas we have to
about communicating ideas we have to readjust how we think about art art is
readjust how we think about art art is
readjust how we think about art art is everything art is science art is the
everything art is science art is the
everything art is science art is the engaging our kids in science there is an
engaging our kids in science there is an
engaging our kids in science there is an art to education art is communicating
art to education art is communicating
art to education art is communicating ideas that’s what the first cave
ideas that’s what the first cave
ideas that’s what the first cave painting was about it was I want to tell
painting was about it was I want to tell
painting was about it was I want to tell you this there is so much information in
you this there is so much information in
you this there is so much information in this room and there is so much that we
this room and there is so much that we
this room and there is so much that we have to share with each other in order
have to share with each other in order
have to share with each other in order to solve our problems that we’re facing
to solve our problems that we’re facing
to solve our problems that we’re facing as a planet when you think of this word
as a planet when you think of this word
as a planet when you think of this word you have to think of what is the hole
you have to think of what is the hole
you have to think of what is the hole and at the heart of it right in the
and at the heart of it right in the
and at the heart of it right in the center of it that in and of itself alone
center of it that in and of itself alone
center of it that in and of itself alone with everybody in this room can change
with everybody in this room can change
with everybody in this room can change the course of our future that’s it
the course of our future that’s it
the course of our future that’s it that’s my message it’s very simple
that’s my message it’s very simple
that’s my message it’s very simple taking the complex boiling it down to
taking the complex boiling it down to
taking the complex boiling it down to something that is beautiful simple and
something that is beautiful simple and
something that is beautiful simple and complete in itself so go forth and
complete in itself so go forth and
complete in itself so go forth and create
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