I am a self-taught artist, Tao alchemist, and techspressionist, working across photography, digital art, and visionary creation. A spontaneous awakening marked a profound rebirth—reshaping both my life and my creative path. This disruption ended my early career trajectory and compelled me to confront my shadow self, leading to deep healing of childhood abuse and trauma. My deepest gratitude remains with the original creator.

My artistic foundation began with a one-year diploma at a private photo school, followed by many years working in still photography on film sets and in black-and-white darkrooms. I later spent a short period in commercial advertising as an in-house photographer. Over time, I collaborated with the Henry Boxer Gallery in London, and my photographic work appeared on international book covers—often centered on noir themes—as well as in Zoom International Magazine.

The exploration of the digital medium as a form of creative expression began when I stepped away from producing book cover art for a former photo library. Choosing a non-conformist path in photo editing, in 2016 I began shaping new imaginative forms from seemingly formless digital pixels. What started with a simple, blurred green outdoor image evolved into a fluid, intuitive, and experimental process—like a light switching on in the mind,digital creation felt like an artistic *ex nihilo*, before I was even aware of AI as a tool.It became a space to experiment and a foundation.Since 2023, I have been exploring AI-generated imagery and its evolving possibilities.I am inspired by change, transformation or metamorphosis and explore movement, emotion, and the evolving possibilities of the new medium.

Inspired by timeless wisdom, I resonate with the idea that creative energy arises from within. The awakening of inner energy—can transform and give rise to new forms, both internally and artistically. To create from the formless—consciousness itself—is to express 'pure essence.'

It’s another version of an old gatekeeping argument about 'purity', authenticity, and technical mastery to state that artworks that involve writing computer code qualify as “digital art” while artworks created using Photoshop or other media applications do not.''_ Dr. Lev Manovich / Computational Culture. One version of my new forms is with CAS  BCS Moorgate, London as Artist: Dlela Lombard, featured with Tree of Life (2023).I work more intuitive;" flow state" (or being "in the zone") is an intuitive, effortless state of high absorption, aanalytical thinking is not.Non-conformist image processing algorithms can be generative.