OH, ATOMIC

ALICE.D How has travel transformed your perspective?

MJ I grew up moving every 3–4 years, so that became the norm for me. It makes it strange to be in the same spot for more than a couple of years. I feel very lucky to have had the privilege of seeing so much from an early age; it gave me multiple languages and a deep love for nature and wildlife. I became passionate about the correlation between globalisation and its effects on social dynamics and issues, as well as its consequences for the environment—especially in fast-growing economies. I think being from and raised in a developing country amplified my fixation on these issues, particularly with all the moving around; I saw how things could be, in both ideal and very unideal ways.

ALICE.D Why do you think creativity/storytelling is important for the world?

MJ We as humans are made to tell stories, it’s intrinsic to our species. And as trite

as it sounds, it just makes the time we have more beautiful.

ALICE.D Where do you find inspiration?

MJ I randomly get a lot of inspiration from architecture and gaming.

ALICE.D What advice do you have for aspiring creatives?

MJ I can’t actually remember who said this, but I remember hearing this one quote in high school and I still really love it “the way to succeed is to double your failure rate”.