What if We Made It All Up

Acrylic on wood.

12x12x1"

A conceptual visualization of the moment human evolution, cultural complexity, population density all came together. Spanning over 2 million years of evolution and expansion, a tipping point in our consciousness occurred somewhere between 70,000 and 30,000 years ago, culminating in the self awareness and cumulative cultural traditions leads us to our first permanent settlements and the pre agricultural ceremonial sites like Gobekli Tepe and humanities first architectural masterpieces. But, what if we made it all up? What if, these myths, ceremonies, deities, and attempts to explain the world around us, were mere fabrications? Their impact on our evolution is apparent and should not be dismissed, but their reality should be challenged by critical thinking.