Who are you?
HJ Davies: writer, musician, visual artist
Hey, I’m HJ, and this is my website. I am a multi-disciplinary arts professional who currently resides in New York City. Through the written word, music, and visual art (including mixed media and encaustic painting), my work asks, among many questions, this pertinent one: what does it mean to exist in the twilight of civilization? Before a backdrop of late stage capitalism, my work explores love, loss, alienation, mental illness, dysphoria & dysmorphia, and what it means to be truly connected to the world around us.
If you’re not in the mood for something quite so serious, I also write a lot about the absurdities of modern life, like why airports are so contemptible and why sour cream is simply savory pudding that isn’t trying hard enough.
Educational and Professional Background
Below is a link to a downloadable PDF version of my CV, which will give you all of my educational and professional details, dating back almost fifteen years. I have done other jobs in between, of course, that have not fit into this particular plan - nannying, retail work, volunteer work for political campaigns and mutual aid efforts - so feel free to ask if you want more information!
This what I look like, for the most part.
(Sometimes my hair is shorter.)