About
I am an artist, writer, and independent thinker who works primarily from imagination and inner vision. For me, imagination has never been a form of fantasy or avoidance — it has been a way of continuing to live when the external world offered limited space for movement, recognition, or momentum.
For much of my life, I have experienced exclusion and stagnation in the outer world. Not because of a lack of depth, intelligence, or creative drive, but because the structures around me were not designed to accommodate someone who thinks, feels, and perceives in the way that I do. When progress outward was repeatedly blocked, my attention naturally turned inward.
This inward movement was not escapism.
It was survival, inquiry, and continuity.
The inner worlds I explore — through art, writing, symbolism, horror, science fiction, fantasy, and speculative imagination — became places where curiosity could remain alive, where vision could deepen, and where meaning could still be shaped. These worlds are not replacements for life; they are spaces where life could continue evolving when other avenues were closed.
I think of myself as a writer and philosopher as much as a visual artist. My work functions as a form of research into perception, imagination, and the unseen dimensions of experience. I am interested in what happens when imagination is treated seriously — not as entertainment alone, but as a way of seeing, questioning, and engaging with reality from another angle.
Process and independence
My practice is self-directed. I do not work from commissions or external briefs, because the work I produce cannot be summoned on demand. It arises from internal necessity — from images, ideas, and worlds that insist on being explored. Originality is not a stylistic choice for me; it is a condition of creation.
I value depth over output, and exploration over conclusion. Many of the projects documented here remain open-ended by design. They are allowed to evolve, mutate, and reveal themselves over time.
I work across drawing, illustration, writing, photography, and speculative world-building. I also work with artificial intelligence as part of this process. I use AI as a creative tool — not to replace imagination, but to introduce unpredictability, acceleration, and outcomes that I cannot fully control. This lack of total control is important to me. No artist is ever fully in command of what emerges at the end of a creative process, and some of the most meaningful work appears precisely where intention meets the unexpected.
In this sense, my work is a dialogue rather than an execution.
Why this site exists
This site exists as an online journal — a place for sustained thought, visual exploration, and long-form reflection. It is intentionally separate from the speed and fragmentation of social media. Here, ideas are allowed to develop over time. Projects can be revisited. Threads can be followed without interruption.
The imagination I explore here is not a retreat from the world, but a counter-space — a way of maintaining momentum, pleasure, and meaning when conventional routes have failed. Through these inner explorations, I reclaim movement, agency, and a sense of life continuing forward.
If there is a unifying thread running through everything here, it is the belief that imagination is not frivolous. It is a form of perception, a method of inquiry, and, at times, a means of staying alive and awake in a world that does not always make room for difference.
This site is an open archive of that ongoing process.
Final note
I do not expect everything here to be immediately understood. I value resonance over consensus, curiosity over certainty, and depth over immediacy. If spending time with this work invites reflection, unease, wonder, or return, then it has done what it needed to do
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and apply.
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Arcanium is a personal creative space — a place where imagination, storytelling, images, and worlds are allowed to take shape slowly and honestly. It isn’t a portfolio in the conventional sense, and it isn’t a social feed. Think of it more as an archive, a studio, and a threshold between inner vision and visible form.
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The aim is presence rather than performance. Arcanium exists to explore imagination as a living process — not just finished outcomes, but the way ideas grow, mutate, and connect over time. It’s a space to work publicly without rushing toward trends, metrics, or expectations.
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No — not in the traditional sense. Some works here can be purchased, such as books or digital artefacts, but Arcanium is not built around selling services or maximising profit. Any exchange that happens is meant to support the continuation of the work, not define it.
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Arcanium gathers several overlapping practices, including:
Storytelling and writing — short stories, novellas, and longer mythic projects
World-building — particularly the evolving world of Romeria
Image creation — using painting, photography, and AI as imaginative tools
Books — both published and in-progress works
Visual experiments — blending reality and imagination
Conceptual projects — including future games, films, or interactive works
Some projects will resolve into finished pieces. Others may remain open-ended.
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Some of it is, some of it isn’t. AI is used here as a creative medium — similar to photography, collage, or digital painting — not as a replacement for imagination. Where AI is used, it’s guided intentionally and treated as part of the artistic process rather than an automated shortcut.
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Imaginism (sometimes referred to here as Illuminatory Imaginism) is an experimental practice that explores imagined or visionary scenes rendered with photographic realism. Rather than documenting the external world, it treats imagination itself as the source image — using technology to give inner visions a tangible, documentary-like presence.
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Yes — and also more than that. Romeria is a mythic, symbolic world used as a framework for storytelling, imagery, and future projects. It’s not intended as escapism, but as a way of exploring perception, identity, power, and imagination through narrative and visual form.