Hanging Out with My Friends (The Core)

The Present - Final Chapter Series: The Core

The Core brings together the central characters that have emerged throughout two years of daily artistic exploration. These figures have evolved across hundreds of works into a visual language through which I explore and document the human experience.
Each character represents a different plane of existence. By placing them together, the works imagine encounters between different versions of the self, as if multiple states of being momentarily collapse into the same moment.
The title also carries a personal meaning. Over the past two years a loyal group of friends and collectors has consistently supported the journey… that circle has affectionately come to be known as The Core.
This series is both a reflection on the layered nature of the self and a tribute to the people who have been at the center of this long daily practice.

mendezmendez, mixed digital media, 2025