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the artist tells about naming his political art series " A Parallel Universe"
SS Surprised
computer generated
2016

Why The Series Is Titled “A Parallel Universe"

At first I thought it was just another wacky long running nightmare,repeating night after night. In this one, our inept and obstructionist-filled government had been taken over by an unreality show. After weeks of being both asleep and awake, I was convinced that unreality was indeed reality. Knowing that everyone believes in the integrity of science, I am using it to explain the name “A Parallel Universe”, as well as my theory of why things seem so fucked up.

Quantum Physics explains how many different realities can exist in the same place at the same time, running parallel to each other, with an individuals reality depending on his position in space and time. Why not? We can’t hear a dog whistle. I propose that way out there, where no radio telescope has seen before, our galaxy is passing over a huge black hole. I mean really bigly. Biglier than any black hole anyone has ever imagined. Believe me, it’s true! As we are over this hole, time and space are warped giving us a view of other parallel universes, mostly similar to ours, but many with stark differences. Issues once thought resolved are illuminated. If we make it through this deviation in reality remains unknown. If you don’t believe it, prove it!
- John Kaufmann