ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: CAM WATTS FROM WOO WOO

Interviewed By Sarah Norris

Cam Watts takes on a wu approach to life. His artwork, a testament to his spiritual notions. Looking through his lens, we see the world in a much more connected and self reflective way. We spoke with Cam as he sheds light on his practice and life philosophies.

Explain to us the WOO WOO ethos?

In a sustainably harvested nutshell Woo Woo lives by the mantra ‘Unity Artistry’. We (humans) are so inextricably connected to everything else - at the core of most religious beliefs there is a metaphysical teaching of oneness, which is now reflected at a fundamental level through modern physics. Yet we all too often identify with our separateness rather than our collectiveness, thus forming the bases of basically every racial, political and environmental issue we experience today.

What drew you to begin its journey?

WOO WOO’s journey began as a way of expressing this unifying truth through creative communication, particularly by helping people explore ways of coming to this deep realisation within themselves.

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Why do you feel sustainability is an important aspect of your work?

There’s an inspiring speech called ‘The Earth Is Precious’ given in 1854 by an American Indian man called Chief Seattle. The words he shared then are just as relevant for the world we live in today. And that’s the scary thing. Here’s a quote from him which really landed for me “Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.”
I believe I’m here to use my craft as a way to encourage and awaken ways of healing ourselves which will in turn heal the planet.

“We all too often identify with our separateness rather than our collectiveness, thus forming the bases of basically every racial, political and environmental issue we experience today.”

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Where do you draw your inspiration from?

Observing the natural order of things intrigues me a great deal. I feel we can learn a lot just by looking at the way nature works, after all we are nature itself. I also receive a lot of teachings from Taoism philosophy, yogic philosophy, and wisdom from a chap by the name of Ram Dass who devoted his life to exploring the nature of consciousness and alleviating human suffering.

Where do you hope to see us as a community in 5 years?

I feel climate change and global pandemics are really tangible experiences of Chief Seatlle’s words. And people are very quickly waking up to ways we are both harming or healing ourselves and the planet. I think it’s a momentum thing. This past year may be the tip of the iceberg. And in 5 years I hope we’ll be in a much better place than where we are now. Ideally more humans will be living with greater sovereignty. Taking ownership for our own wellbeing. Growing our own food, caring for the land and community, and ultimately waking up to the nature of our true selves in the process.