Mom

April 18 2024

The neighboring city is where my mother worked. She went to school for Machine Learning and Evolutionary Biology. Her working hours were never consistent. Even when she was at home you could tell her mind was somewhere else. She was fascinated with the artwork from Theo Jansen and was always trying to mix his ideology with her work.  She had a room in the basement that was off limits to everyone in the household but time can only hold off curiosity for so long. When I was 11 years old i remember peeking into this room after she accidentally left the door open. What I saw inside was an odd mix of plant like shapes, highly saturated lights and computer screens. I didn't go into the room and I don't think I ever will…..