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the parable
ROSES WHILE I'M HERE confronts the habit of honoring people only after they are
gone.
It asks why affirmation is withheld,
why love is rationed,
why recognition waits for silence.
This parable is not about legacy after death.
It is about dignity during life.
To give flowers now is an act of courage.
canonical context
ROSES WHILE I'M HERE exists within Karmatic Pneuma, a unified cinematic body of work composed of eight parables.
As the final parable, it resolves the canon not with conclusion, but with presence -
redirection attention from inheritance, suffering, and devotion toward conscious appreciation.
This parable closes the cycle without ending the work.
"PARABLE VIII OF VIII"
the work
Structured as a declaration, ROSES WHILE I'M HERE removes distance.
The camera does not chase.
The body does not perform.
The moment does not rush.
Rather than waiting for absence to create value, the parable insists on seeing, naming, and honoring life as it exists.
ROSES WHILE I'M HERE does not mourn.
It affirms.
for collectors
Roses While I'm Here is currently available for private acquisition.
Each placement is approached intentionally to ensure alignment between the work, the collector, and the environment it will inhabit.
Due to the nature of the piece and ongoing inquiry activity, acquisitions are handled privately through collector correspondence.
Each acquisition includes canonical documentation and archival presentation details prepared specifically for its collector.
core themes
PRESENT RECOGNITION
AFFIRMATION DURING LIFE
REJECTION OF DELAYED HONOR
LIVING LEGACY
CONSCIOUS APPRECIATION
artifacts
ROSES WHILE I'M HERE exists as part of the Karmatic Pneuma cinematic film and as an individual canonical parable
Artifacts are released without urgency.
cinematic
stills
limited-edition
framed pieces
archival
documentation
status: AVAILABLE FOR ACQUISITION
ROSES WHILE I'M HERE (2023)
CANONICAL STATUS
ROSES WHILE I'M HERE has been exhibited and screened as part of the Karmatic Pneuma collection and film, including official film festival selections and solo exhibitions across multiple cities.
Status: Available for acquisition
Year: 2023
Canon Pillar: Visual Albums
Body of Work: Karmatic Pneuma
ROSES WHILE I'M HERE REMAINS
Parable VIII of VIII
Karmatic Pneuma
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