Jason Silva

“As a media artist and filmmaker, I'm constantly considering the role of situational context when creating my work.”

“A lot of people go through life thinking that they don't have any control, that life is just happening to them. But that's not true.”

“We have all kinds of limitations as human beings. I mean we can't see the whole electromagnetic spectrum; we can't see the very small; we can't see the very far. So we compensate for these short comings with technological scaffoldings. The microscope allows us to extend our vision into the micro-sphere.”

“I always loved watching movies because I loved what certain moments inside of films did to me.”

“I want big ideas to have aesthetic relevance. I want to tickle people's intellectual sensibilities and instill a sense of wonder.”

“I'm not a religious person. But, when I look at a beautiful cathedral, what brings awe, what induces awe is the idea that architecture, you know, a beautiful cathedral, a beautiful building.”