HOMO UNIVERSALIS is an ongoing series that explores ancient and modern cultural symbols in a different context than they are usually represented. Symbols are universal thought forms that influence feeling and actions and allow us to communicate with each other.  In order for a symbol to be relevant in a culture, there must be collective agreement on the meaning within that culture. During times of great polarization, finding things that we agree upon is perhaps a way to mend the fabric of our society.  Chaos often precedes change - I believe that our culture is on the precipice of mankind's next evolutionary jump from Homo Sapiens to Homo Universalis.  The series will ultimately culminate in the creation of a new contemporary symbol that represents the culture's advancement to a more universal human or Homo Universalis.