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This body of work explores a state of transience. There is a story from Aesop’s Fables that inspired me and also explains my work very well.

There was once a terrible war between the birds and the beasts. For a long time it was doubtful which would win.
The bat said, "I am not a bird and I am not a beast, so I shall fight on neither side."
At last the beasts seemed to be gaining the victory. The bat flew to them and said,
"I am a beast. Look at my body and you will see that I am. I shall fight on your side."
New flocks of birds came to help their relatives, and the battle soon turned against the beasts.
Then the bat skulked over to the other side.
"I am a bird," said he.
"I can prove it by my wings," and he fought with the birds.
At last the war was over, and the birds and the beasts made peace.
               
                                   - from The Birds, the Beasts, and the Bat  from  Aesop's Fables

The moral of this story is that it is wrong not to choose to be on one side or another.
People should decide which side they are on and stick to it in order to be successful.

I like to read this story in a different way. I think it can be read in a way that the bat did well because he managed to live through the war by being on both sides. He has the benefit of being both bird and beast so he can fight on both sides.