Statement

 “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe” John Muir [1]

Willoughby’s work is an exploration into the universe via quantum physics, philosophy and esoteric themes. It uses many media from painting to performance. At times she takes on the persona of a mad scientist giving lectures and performing experiments. These act as metaphors that illuminate specific points - such as, the reality we perceive is nothing but a shared hallucination. Her inspiration comes from dreams, psychedelic experiences and contemporary theories and discoveries within the realms of science such as string theory, ‘m’ theory and quantum entanglement.

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[1]  My First Summer in the Sierra (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1911), page 110 of the Sierra Club Books 1988 edition.