Camera obscura of the mind , by Erik Pevernagie, oil on canvas,80 x 100 cm

The reverse engineering of our brain allows us to disassemble all the little pieces in the "camera obscura" of the mind and identify changes and choices made after absorbing our lives' phenomena.

All incidents we experience are warily interpreted and translated into the dark chamber of our minds. They inspire us to decide how to behave, think, and act. They prompt our preferences and our way of visualizing the world. Then, the mind opens itself to welcome the enchantments of life or tear up destructive thinking patterns. The brain becomes a precious resilient partner indeed.

By retracing the emotional fragments lost in the turns and splits of the past, we may learn to reconstruct a shattered self, find a sensible present, and prepare to inhabit a share of the future.

If we are out of step with the priorities of real life and feel lost in the anarchy of our feelings, we must assert our humbleness and assume we need the shine of a guiding lighthouse in our emotional odyssey. In case we do not want to blame ourselves for not being lucky, we must endeavor to be imaginative and empower our dreams to take shape.

When we are grappling with misery, and our heart is in a knot, we must snap back to a new reality. Let us make choices, refine and consolidate our self-image, and reshape the mold of our identity.

If we don't want life to treat us like poor clodhoppers, we must turn 'surviving' into 'living' and readjust our course, and propel a precise track pointedly without being deterred by 'fear' or apprehension

Phenomenon: The mind, life, choice, brain

Factual starting point of the picture: two personae on the beach