Peter Yumi

My work is simply work. I create a body of work that in the end addresses a subject matter that is beyond my understanding, with the hope of gleaning at the very least the smallest bit of understanding of something larger than myself.

The work is formed in part from software that I create. In the process of creating the software I have begun to have a deeper understanding of the interrelationships between language and the self and how deeply the two are intertwined. This process of creating software and examining language has shown me that who we think we are is no more than a manifestation of who we wish we were. Values and notions of self in my work are something that I challenge.

I am inspired by the work of Goya , Polke, and Nan Goldin. Goldin’s grimy aesthetic is something that I am drawn to, Polke’s use of humor to touch on gritty political issues and Goya is a bridge for my eye. Goya’s attention to light and ability to draw out emotion of the representations in his work are something that nearly possess me.

My images and video touch on subjects that are a discovery of the fleeting nature of reality. The world is always in a dynamic state of change. It seems the more we examine our world the more that I want to possess those fleeting moments. The more and more I attempt to capture the unattainable the more I see it’s imperfections.