behind the scenes

Behind the Spiritcellz Series

[ ROSS — This is your chance to explain the Spiritcellz work in your own words. Where did the idea come from? What are you actually exploring? What does the process look like — tools, time, iteration? This post will be one of the most-read pieces on the site because people who buy the work will want to understand it. Be specific. Be honest. It doesn't need to be long. ]

The name came before the work did. Spiritcellz — two words collapsed into one — because that is what the series is trying to hold together: the cellular and the spiritual, the microscopic structure of things and the feeling that structure produces.

[ Continue here — what were you looking at when this started? A specific image, feeling, or idea that sparked it. ]

The Process

[ How do you actually make these? Software, approach, how long a single piece takes, how you know when it is finished. Be specific — readers love the concrete details. ]

What You Are Looking At

[ Pick one or two specific works from the series and describe what is in them. ClimateChange, Surrender, Dream — whatever feels most personal. What were you thinking about when you made it? ]

Where the Series Is Going

[ Is it finished? Evolving? Are there pieces that haven't been released yet? Give people a reason to keep watching. ]

— Ross Silcocks, Spirit House Gallery, Koh Phangan

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