by Hulki Okan Tabak, 2022, 1/1 minted on KnownOrigin

The opening salvo of the great emotional battle starts with Big Kiss. On one hand, I wonder if I should have multiple Big Kisses and various different sizes naming the pieces. We'll about that.. On another note is while the smooch is not metaphysical, watch out for the positioning of the woman vis a vis the man. Her hand nervous on the the other arm, her body almost lifeless versus his.. Why so? (.. inaudible smile from me ..)

Love and Hate, Together and Far Away, Inside and Outside.. Paper thin crossings for big differences.. "Tenderness (and Sometimes a Kiss)" is a collection of visual impulses exploring the moody shores of love, identity and loneliness. Like life, each step taken changes the boundary and thus changes the question after a while. Besides my questionable sentience, the collaborator in this journey is the AI in its various manifestations as it helps to build my imagination with references ranging from Hopper to Ernst. This is some deep rabbit hole and as of the starting day, I'm really not sure how deep should I venture. A lot depends on you I fathom..