About the author: Jonathan J. Swerdlow
Jonathan Swerdlow grew up in an international community where he was exposed to individuals from all worldly backgrounds. Additionally, he spent most of his life traveling the world, engaging in eclectic activities including sailing to Antarctica, studying religion in Turkey and Tunisia, and accidentally participating in a crystal skull ritual in underground tunnels deep beneath the mountains of Bosnia.
Jonathan has a formal education in computer science, mathematics, and photography. For most of his life, he worked as an academic researcher, giving talks and lectures in addition to having his work published in peer-reviewed journals. Jonathan has since left behind his life in academia, moving to Iceland where he now pursues creative endeavors.
His interest in art began with photography which was originally meant as a hobby. This hobby grew into a passion, leading Jonathan to spend considerable time in Europe. During this period, he discovered a love for writing, starting with poetry, then prose — an influence that can be seen in all his written work.
As an artist, Jonathan’s motivation is to capture other worlds. As an author, he seeks to create a human world. Utilizing his life experience for perspective, his goal is to inspire others to find meaning and purpose in caring about both themselves and others. Above all else, he seeks to inspire understanding through self-reflection. By encouraging people to explore their inner world, Jonathan hopes to create a more human world.
Website:www.jonathanswerdlow.com
Books released:
You, Man, Emotion
Between The Lines
New* Under starless skies
Also be sure to checkout Jonathan latest blogs
Live for the Real World
I’ve been on a wild adventure these past two months. There has been something happening in every area from partnerships to relationships to friendships to life in general. I attended two funerals, met countless people, started reading again, started writing poetry again, started taking pictures again. I established my company with the help of an […]
Work
I’m now six months without being able to find a job. In that time, I’ve gotten involved in countless creative endeavors ranging from organizing casual events to markets to an outright festival. I did my first-ever (group) gallery exhibit, and now I’m trudging along with my solo show coming up in February. This week, I […]
New Year, New Ideas
So much is always happening. In the latest turn of events, I’m opening a gallery in a few weeks. I came to Iceland in March of 2023 with the goal of living in the middle of nowhere and opening an art gallery. Things didn’t go as planned. I became miserable and was forced to learn […]
Twenty Seven and the Right to Enjoyment
I keep trying to write something, then feel like I’m not expressing myself well and delete it. I saw a dance performance yesterday, Flóðreka, which was beautiful. Jónsi, the mastermind, had an immersive exhibit in Hafnarús last year which I visited twice. I missed it ever since, and this performance was his continuation. Seeing it […]
Mown Grass and Cars
The thought of writing my next book looms over me. Rather, it’s the idea of starting to write. It always feels impossible to get started. I think part of that is the topic: how I want to address the grand idea of modern society and how life is lived. I want to highlight the impact […]
The Ring That Changed My Life
A bit over one year ago, my life was going through quite a few rapid changes. As part of that change, I decided to look at rings for the sake of it. I must have looked at every ring for sale in the entire country before deciding on one ring which, to me, was pure […]
Is the Rat Race for Rats?
I’ve taken on a few more projects. I’m now helping to organize a weekend-takeover performance series at a local market/hub. I have an official book launch event on the 10th. And with the motivation of some recent events, I’m organizing an open discussion on the job market and workplace experiences. That’s on top of setting […]
Post-Stoic-Depressive Humanism
Many of my favorite philosophers explore the ideas of suffering and what it means. Emil Cioran, who I write about often, claims that life is a terrible thing, and we should all want to die: the act of resisting this desire is what makes us “meaningful.” The intensity to which he expresses these ideas in […]
A Generic Blog Post
Someone I had no issues with unfollowed me on Instagram and kicked me off their account as well. This is an ex-work-related person, so I assume this happened as I left in a rain of fire without me noticing until now. I find it funny because the last thing this person told me was, “Be […]
Overwhelmed
Life explodes and explodes again, sometimes like a firework, sometimes like a nuclear bomb. I learned someone isn’t who I thought they were — perhaps not a close friend, but apparently they were no friend at all. I was elected to the board I ran for, and it looks like I’ll have the position of […]