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Studio projects, writing, and encounters with artists—an ongoing record of bd.

 

High-contrast, front-facing portrait of a man in a black beanie and sunglasses against a pitch-black background. His face is heavily blown out with white light, overlaid with a distorted, double-exposed projection of warm orange horizontal scan lines across his eyes and forehead. What happens when a machine reads experimental art? - An experiment in AI interpretation during the making of crossmyheart, where production data becomes the basis for a machine reading of the work.

Black-and-white basement interior with a white door beside a poster of the original ‘a harras’ album cover, whose subtle color contrasts with the otherwise monochrome image. The rumors are true (or, how one thing becomes another) - A new remix album from luke kurtis, reimagining “a harras” through ambient, industrial, and synth-pop textures.

Two tabloid-style newspapers against a black background featuring the headline “LUKE KURTIS SELLS OUT, GOES POP,” with bold red-and-black graphics, a blurred portrait photo, and a small black-and-white image of a basement interior in the upper corner. I don’t know what to make of this. - I have no memory of approving this.

A close-up, black-and-white image of a person holding their head in their hands, eyes closed, with a distressed or contemplative expression. a map of fragments - A personal reflection on solitude, travel, and creative process—tracing time spent in Austria, Hungary, and Japan, and introducing a harras, a new multi-part project exploring memory, loss, and the unseen…

A woman browses a rack of clothes outside a yellow boutique with mannequins and a display table near the entrance. Somewhere between Hungary and Japan (or, the update I meant to write last year) - Stories, images, and small moments from a summer abroad—where silence shaped something new and quiet spaces helped me find my voice again.

A poetry album 23 years in the making - Immerse yourself in "the immeasurable fold," an album combining memories, music, and spoken word that unveils the power of poetry and sound.

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