Vincent Pacheco, Untitled, 2009: “I’m drawn to the idea of de-collage, where I’m tearing away at images instead of adding to them. There’s something really natural about it. It’s a process of letting go and embracing accidents and nature and the unknown. It’s often hard to predict how the paper will tear way, and what image will be left behind in the end. This work is part of a larger series where I’ve been questioning my role in art-making, and whether or not I am being too heavy-handed in the process. I’ve been trying to set up a situation where there is less trace of me in the work. A situation that leans more towards a collaboration between me and the universe.”