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Our brains immediately begin constructing a map of
reality that defines our thinking, with each new expe-
rience layered on top of our growing mass of memo-
ries. Our understanding grows like a city, spreading
outward, becoming more dense and complex.
Buildings may be updated or replaced, but once the
roads are laid, altering the map in a major way gets
increasingly difficult.
Though some roads may crack, new things can always grow on top of them.
Nick Sweetman is an independent, multidisciplinary artist from Toronto. His practice,
based in painting, has explored photography, video, installation and mixed media.
Sweetman completed his MFA at OCAD University in the Interdisciplinary Art, Media
& Design program. He has exhibited his work throughout Toronto since 2011.
SOME ROADS WE PAVE
MAY CRACK…
BY NICK SWEETMAN
