I want to briefly talk about one of my most personal and favorite works in the show. Marked. A thread.

A few times a year I travel to New York City to snag wheatpaste posters to be recycled in my work. It was very important to me that this piece made it into my @SuperRare show. What started in NYC had to end here as well.

This piece isn't about vandalism, it’s about flipping the switch. Saying no to the systems trying to control what you’re allowed to make, say, or even think. Religion was the original algorithm. It trained you to behave a certain way, speak a certain way, feel guilty for even thinking the wrong thing. It was and still is, control dressed up as salvation. Now we’ve just rebranded it. Today, the church is digital. It’s run by platforms and policies. The priests wear Patagonia vests and sit on panels at tech conferences. They don’t need to burn your work. Instead they just quietly bury it in the feed and you don’t even know it’s happening. And now there’s AI. We were told it would open creative freedom, but all it really did was reinforce the new rules. Can’t show this. Can’t say that. Can’t be too real. It filters your work before you even make it. Try generating any image with heavy themes in ChatGPT or Midjourney and you'll soon find out who wants to control your creativity.

If you’re interested in the work please reach out to @RogerDickerman or @SuperRare