The flow of images and information influences the way we make art, and more specifically, influences the way we see. The various categories, media and histories become materials to use. The contemporary city is visible today as an accumulation of cultural signs and symbols. Different cities function as a sanctuary and escape. Stripped of personal effects and the usual clutter that defines who we are, a city can become a kind of creative retreat, a blank canvas for personal inspiration, a border between the inside and the outside. The city is forever in a state of flux—a city is never yours to own—you can always get up and leave.