Originally Posted by
Quin
In the picture on your wall, who is the man at the top of the building?
And in most of your pictures, who is the man? Does he represent anything? I have my own interpretation of who and what he is, but I'd like to know the creator's.
Thanks for noticing! I'm quite curious about your interpretation. I tried to keep it short, but here goes;
For me, the man represents doubt about modern western life and humanity.
For example, he goes to work and builds his career, because that's the standard in the society where he lives in. Even though he knows this will probably lead to a stressful, gray life and probably result in helping ruining the planet, he has a hard time imagining what could be.
Often he longs for a more relaxing life, doing only things he really likes, but he finds himself tied to the standard that has been set in the city.
There are usually two sides in contrast with eachother; -the busy, stressful city with all it's industry- and the sky, usually filled with clouds and a blimp, representing relaxing and carelessness.
The man is in doubt about which side he wants to be in; be a part of everyone, or walk away from everything and start "floating carelessly".
In case of the wall drawing, the man is leaning more towards the sky-side, desperately waving for the zeppelin to spot him and pick him up, so he can start floating away from all the stress and busy life.
I hope that answers your question, but I would like to hear your interpretation aswell!