The <n>Pale Blue Dot</n> photograph of Earth, taken in 1990. Quote by <n>Carl Sagan</n>. Credit <n>NASA</n>/<n>JPL-Caltech</n>.

Song Dahae

<n>Cultivating Love Cultivating Life</n>, a Risograph print by artist <n>Song Dahae</n>.

<n>Inverted Cactus</n>, a 2021 sculpture by artist <n>Cyril Lancelin</n>.

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light, and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery — celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: ‘It’s not where you take things from — it’s where you take them to.’

A still of <n>Jane Birkin</n> from a 1969 interview.

A still-life photograph by <n>Robert Mapplethorpe</n>.

When we work with love, we renew the spirit.

The <n>Kiku no Hana - 01</n> paper lamp by <n>Time & Style</n>.

<n>Daniel Arsham</n>'s sculpture, <n>Study of The Eroded CD</n>, 2014.

<n>Alignment</n> by artist <n>Nanda Hagenaars</n>.