Dylan Mead 2025

Abstract

‘Squander Your Potential’ is a multimedia installation, analyzing the concepts of potential, self-actualization, and all the self-sabotage that comes with being creative in the 21st century. In the context of a constructed fictional city, “Lew Nork City,” combining the signs and symbols of New York and Los Angeles, I’m questioning the role large cities play in artistic career and ambition, and what they represent for success and failure. I am using this exhibition to probe personal questions about art, career, ambition, success, and how labor affects an artist’s spirit. To the viewer, this installation becomes an immersive trip into 'Lew Nork City' and the life of an artist, inviting you to explore whether or not the idea of “potential” is something viable, tangible, or even a healthy thing to live by.