BARAKAT

Yes — it is quite literally about that: going and fucking yourself, inwardly, psychologically, spiritually. It’s about finding your own completeness, uniting your masculine and feminine poles, and returning to wholeness through an act of love. This creature is a dear friend I met once while roaming through my inner space — it appeared at just the right time, in one of the darkest and most difficult moments of my life. It came with humor and strange wisdom, and it saved me. After asking its permission, I brought it onto paper and decided to introduce it to others — or maybe, to introduce others to it. I love seeing people smile in curiosity, surprise, or recognition when they encounter it. It’s my magical octopus, a gift from another realm, where everything is possible and absolutely hilarious.

Barakat