When I saw this eye-popping video for the first time, it bowled me over. I’ve rewatched it several times and am still marveling at it. But is this work a piece of AI-slop? Is it “kind of meaningless in [its] calculated reality,” as Doug McLennan has written of the genre? Or is it more than that?
Archives for January 2026
Thoughts While Not Thinking
Stealthy
quantum words
phantoms of expectation
and suicides of time
riddle us
with springs and traps.
Cut Paste Print
A History of Political Photomontage in the 20th Century
This blogpost cannot adequately display the exhaustive content and brilliant design of “Couper, Coller, Imprimer,” the richly illustrated catalogue of an extraordinary photomontage exhibition at La Contemporaine in Nantes, France (running through March 14). Even so, it is hoped that this limited attempt evokes the broad historical spirit of the exhibition while offering an edited summary of the subject by the curators, Max Bonhomme and Aline Théret, in their own words.
Quoting William S. Burroughs
A Book Designer’s Take on Political Conditions
Have a look.