High Life

30 品 “Personally, I think it’s not good to admire someone. To respect someone or to love someone is healthy though,” he smiles. “My family isvery important to me in that sense.” To Baas, the notion of having “good taste” does not exist and the concept of sophistication can be defined in various manners. “All taste is good. Sophistication’s definition is dependent upon how you interprettheword. I see itas something more layered instead of something superficial. In that sense one could say that something is sophisticated. I try to make things which tell a bit more than onlywhat you see at the first sight,” he points out. In a world where many aspire to a certain standard of beauty or aesthetic values, Baas prefers to think outside of the box, often stating that his signature style is a bit sketchy, a bit off. For him, the act of making art itself is not important – it is the final object rather than the process that defines what art is all about. Yet some might interpret the “Count:Down Clock” as a record of the process in which the art piece itself was created. Whatever the concept, it does give us a new way to perceive time and there is no right or wrong in regards to the different layers of perception, just as there is more than one definition of beauty.