Yesterday went to a surrealism exhibition which was brilliant and gave me much food for creative thinking. It featured, Dali, Magritte, Miro and others and slices open what can be done in the representation of the mind, consciousness and psychic states. Since my work features psychics, psychosis and hallucinations it made me wonder how else I can represent the fragmented mind in my writing. The short story “Yolk” (which you will find in my collection “Vivid”) is the closest i have come to attempting it.  What also fascinated me is that the Surrealism manifesto came out during the chaos of world war 2. The oppression of war and violence undercuts some of the works I saw. Perhaps the repeated oppressions of Vietnam birthed the Order of Interbeing so beauty can come from oppression like a lotus from mud. Here are some lines from my impressions:

Sliding escape of psychic realities

Red bloody twisted shapes splashed onto the subconscious lake

Freedom undercuts every movement of the sharpest mind

Against the blackest midnight.