There’s still so much to learn it’s lifelong. The people, art, technology, nature and quality of life are so beautiful. Seeing how much perfection they put into everything they do and how hard they work was life-changing. I first visited Japan at 17 through a foreign exchange student program. Japan has been an integral part of my life for a long time. In regards to identity and duality, speak about Japan and your travels and how this has informed you as an artist and person. Watching her create and have conversations about the concept made me realize more about my own self and practice as well. How easy it was to work together, and, of course, every moment we spend together, we grow closer. Some of her ideas are really incredible, and it amazes me that they come from such a young person. Her thinking is way ahead, and she understands what really matters in this life. I have just as much to learn from her as she learns from me. Working with Moon, I treat her as an artistic equal and give her the same respect as such.
Are there new things you learned from Moon throughout this process? Tell us about the role of father and daughter as an artistic dynamic.
Baseck would come and visit while I was there and take in all of the work and go to his studio and work on the composition. The end result Baseck did could not have been more perfect. For three months, from July-October 2020, I would go to These Days every day. Because of the pandemic, Jodi and Stephen had the idea to do an informal residency for These Days. When the show was decided with Jodi and Stephen Zeigler in Los Angeles, I reached out to Baseck and asked him to create the sound installation for Signs of Life. Over the years, we talked here and there and then really reconnected and started hanging out a lot when we went through the traumatic experience together with the passing of our beloved friend Nacho Nava in January of 2019.īaseck and I had been having conversations of collaborating and working together for many years and finally came to fruition with Signs of Life. We quickly became friends. When he showed me he was making music on a Game Boy back then, it blew my mind. We would hang out there and talk music and about making patches for our pants. Baseck would come and visit at the CDG guerrilla store Los Angeles when we opened it up in 2008. I first met Baseck in 2007/2008 and was introduced to him by one of our mutual best friends, Nacho Nava. Baseck created one of the most beautiful compositions, and I was completely blown away when I first heard it. This is one of my favorite pieces of the exhibition. Music plays an intrinsic role in the show. Having conversations with them about a subject we all understand and are experiencing as human beings brings us a little closer every time we communicate with each other. Essentially, growing together side by side.īeing able to meet the people that have come through to see the exhibition over the last year has been a really incredible experience. The joy of watching her grow and the idea of her watching me grow older. It informed me more of my personal journey being a father and husband and the relationship that Moon and I have as father and daughter. Working during and through the COVID pandemic really put things into perspective, and the things that really matter became even more clear, and you never want that joy to go away. When creating the work and installation, I was thinking constantly about time here on Earth and how it would be so wonderful if we were able to slow the time down and live in the joy of any moment just a little longer. It has helped me go deep within and really try and understand the process and experiences of being human. How do you feel the show informed you as it continued to tour throughout this year?
Sharing a conversation with Westfall is akin to understanding the drive and nature of the modern artist manifesto. Read more: 20 songs that transformed punk, from “Raw Power” to “Rebel Girl” to Dover Street New York and will soon arrive at its final destination at One Grand Gallery in Portland. to the Commes Des Garçons Trading Museum in Tokyo to Dover Street L.A. This past year, Westfall has been prolific, having toured his Signs of Life show from These Days in L.A.
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