Christopher Martin Reality is Never Permanent...,2025

Christopher Martin Reality is Never Permanent...,2025
10.75in x 13.5in x 17in
Ink on Paper + Wood Arrow

Christopher Martin’s Reality is Never Permanent... (2025) is a contemplative and sculptural reflection on impermanence — a meditation on how perception, existence, and truth are in constant flux. The piece presents a scroll-like surface pierced by a black arrow, emblazoned with the phrase:
“Reality is never permanent — it shifts in minuscule ways every second.”

In this work, Martin once again employs the arrow as both symbol and intervention. The arrow punctures the text — a moment of sudden, precise impact — yet paradoxically serves to anchor the message of perpetual change. The tension between stillness and movement, permanence and transience, becomes the core of the composition.

Visually, the piece adheres to Martin’s minimal black-and-white palette and sculptural restraint. The curvature of the hanging surface and the shadow of the arrow introduce depth and motion, echoing the philosophical content of the statement. The typography, bold yet imperfectly human, emphasizes rhythm and cadence — inviting the viewer to read not just with their eyes but with awareness.

Conceptually, Reality is Never Permanent... encapsulates Martin’s long-standing inquiry into mindfulness, perception, and the nature of being. It speaks to the subtle transformations — emotional, temporal, environmental — that occur continuously but often escape recognition. By freezing this realization in physical form, Martin turns the artwork itself into a paradox: a fixed object that testifies to the inevitability of change.

With this 2025 work, Martin continues his exploration of the intersection between text and transcendence, offering a visual mantra for a world in motion — a reminder that even the smallest shifts carry infinite meaning.