Jonathan Petley: Self Machine
A Freudian soup, Self Machine is a tangled reflection of the innerworkings of artist Jonathan Petley’s highly creative mind. A chaotic flowchart leads us through the puzzling machinery of the brain—inputs, outputs, and all the other ingredients that contribute to one’s ultimate perception of humanity. Petley considers himself “pattern obsessed,” an enthusiasm seen in this representation of the layered business of his consciousness.
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A Freudian soup, Self Machine is a tangled reflection of the innerworkings of artist Jonathan Petley’s highly creative mind. A chaotic flowchart leads us through the puzzling machinery of the brain—inputs, outputs, and all the other ingredients that contribute to one’s ultimate perception of humanity. Petley considers himself “pattern obsessed,” an enthusiasm seen in this representation of the layered business of his consciousness.
