SigyDesigns

What was my first act of self determination? The day I said who I chose or the day I questioned who I had chosen? .... the battle started long before National Days began

Was it my first act of self determination? I was listening to today’s Gibraltar Today discussion on how National Day came about and the issues of self-determination, and was thinking: why is it that it has, to this day, continued to be a ce…

A Conversation About God, Consciousness and Purpose

An unexpected conversation about the universe, existence, consciousness, God and what our purpose might be.

The Heartbeat of Existence A Conversation About God, Consciousness and Purpose An unexpected conversation about the universe, existence, consciousness, God and what our purpose might be. How Old Is the Universe? Stephen: How…

let's get out of the box and consider a bit beyond our fragile paper walls... the future is today

Beyond Earth: Rethinking Humanity’s Future There is something rather strange about the way we think about the future. We look at the Moon and see a barren world. We look at Mars and see an inhospitable planet. We look into space and see dis…

Slow down, create, and become part of the solution

It's been a hot summer, hasn't it? It certainly has for those of us living in southern Europe. Of course, there are always people who will say, "It's summer—it's supposed to be hot." I tend to ignore those comments. Not because they're entirely wrong, but because they often become an excuse to dismiss the bigger picture. It's easier to shrug our shoulders than to think about climate change or ask ourselves what small changes we can make to reduce our impact on the environment....

Slow down, create, and become part of the solution It’s been a hot summer, hasn’t it? It certainly has for those of us living in southern Europe. Of course, there are always people who will say, “It’s summer—it’s suppo…

a change is coming

It was September 17, 2016, some three months after the Brexit referendum, that I last crossed the border into Spain. I had already made my decision before then not to bother crossing while the restrictions on Gibraltarians would be so great following Britain’s decision to leave the EU. However, a friend asked me to cover his wedding and, having said yes months earlier, I was never going to let him down purely because of my own personal views on politics....

a change is coming It was September 17, 2016, some three months after the Brexit referendum, that I last crossed the border into Spain. I had already made my decision before then not to bother crossing while the rest…

A concept of time, infinity and time travel

Let's not talk art for a moment. Or better said, lets talk about the ultimate art. People often ask why, if time travel is possible, we do not see evidence of people travelling back from the future. I believe the answer lies in the nature of infinity. If infinity truly exists, then it is difficult to imagine that it applies only to numbers or space....

A concept of time, infinity and time travel Let’s not talk art for a moment. Or better said, lets talk about the ultimate art. People often ask why, if time travel is possible, we do not see evidence of people travelling back from the …

Making “My Streets”

It all started to make sense as the design layout of this book took shape. All the anxieties about what order the images should go in soon dissipated. There was no need to provide an order. The moments captured during a period of some seven years had their own narrative as single captures. Mixed into a more global pot, they provided a wider narrative which, by themselves, flowed seamlessly, providing a semblance of Gibraltar's unique identity....

Making “My Streets” It all started to make sense as the design layout of this book took shape. All the anxieties about what order the images should go in soon dissipated. There was no need to provide an order. The mom…

Seeing moments

There was a time back in the late 1980s and early 1990s when such a thing as a digital camera was somewhat a figment of people’s imagination. Then came the personal computer with its digital imaging software, the digital cameras and, of course, the debate. Oh God, do I remember the debate... all photography would be lost, people wouldn’t know how to take photos, nothing could replace darkroom work, blah blah....

Seeing moments There was a time back in the late 1980s and early 1990s when such a thing as a digital camera was somewhat a figment of people’s imagination. Then came the personal computer with its digital imagin…

NOGAF

What makes this series important is not the artist behind it, but the communication itself.The work is designed to speak directly, openly and without elitism. Art, after all, is a language. If it cannot communicate, if it becomes so abstract that nobody can connect with it, then it risks becoming decoration for intellectual circles rather than something alive in the real world....

NOGAF What makes this series important is not the artist behind it, but the communication itself.The work is designed to speak directly, openly and without elitism. Art, after all, is a language. If it c…

the story behind my 'art'...

From blank to magic You look at the blank page—white, threatening, scary. It’s that moment when you are about to start.That fear seeps through your body, like a shivering tremble, where for a moment you dread beginnin…