Live Fast Magazine‘s Abby Wilcox recently had the opportunity to step inside the studio of artist Adam Caldwell and chat about his ideas on Philosophy, culture, and our identities within society. His current show “Empty Room” at Shooting Gallery focuses around all of these concepts, and is in large part a discussion of Cartesian Dualism and it’s effects on the modern world.

“Basically, Descartes famously defended the idea of dualism, which examines the idea (particularly prevalent in Western culture) that the mind and the body are separate entities. In Caldwell’s paintings, you see colliding pieces of history, broken and abandoned buildings, isolated figures and destruction of the environment that depict a fragmented world.” -Wilcox

She captured some great photos (our favorite being the light up Jesus .gif) and recorded her interview with Caldwell.  Make sure to catch “Empty Room” before it closes on December 8th, and listen to the podcast here.
More photos after the jump!