So, in exactly ONE WEEK I will be back in my beloved NYC. My home for over 20 years, where I went to college, met the love of my life, fought hard, drank hard and met the most amazing people.

I was contacted out of the blue by the Museum of the Moving Image and they invited me to show my game at the 2025 Marvels of Media Festival in Astoria, Queens. My game is to be part of the Adventures of Nature and the Senses exhibition, which showcases the sensoria of people on the autism spectrum:

Being autistic creates an often-heightened sensory experience. Some of us sense what we see, hear, and touch in intense ways, leaving us to appreciate nature and all that exists within it through this lens. Using video art, experimental film, and virtual reality, the artists in this compilation are inspired by plants, rabbits, birds, jellyfish, clouds, water, and structures as they create animations and play with nonlinear forms of cinema. 

As soon as I told my wife, she immediately declared: ‘you’re going!’ and I hastily booked a flight out- adding an extra day so I can roam the streets with camera in hand and soak of the town very dear to my heart.

And get lots of reference photos for more paintings.