Jim Mooijekind works from themes he finds hard to grasp: abstract concepts like his emotions, psychology, art as a whole and his position within the arts. He symbolises these abstract observations in a figurative, cartoonesque manner. In this realm of symbolism, a world is created where The Epic and the mundane can co-exist. Male pattern baldness as a memento mori and a plank leaning on a stick symbolise the entire art world. Jim uses this way of simplification to understand and study matters he finds hard to wrap his head around, and to communicate with people that may be in the same space of thought.