Desire Path #7

Hello friends, welcome to another issue of Desire Path — a newsletter for photographers and photography aficionados interested in NFTs and web3.

Two Crossed Paths

Left: Adam Powell; Right: Corey Hendrickson

“Enjoy Your Stay!” by Adam Powell looks at the increasingly obscure American motel industry. In Vermont, Corey Hendrickson’s neutral camera takes us into oddly colourful funeral homes in his project “Visitation”.

Three Photo Projects

1. “One Sun, One Shadow” by Shane Lavalette explores the relationship between the American South’s music and landscape.

   

2. “The Infinite Corridor” by Fernando Gallegos. A series of photographs made while walking through the sunny, chaotic streets of northern Mexico.

   

3. “Flint River” by Peter Baker documents the aftermath of Flint’s water crisis that started in 2014 after unelected state officials switched the water supply to the Flint River without appropriate treatment. The water poisoned over 20,000 children and killed dozens due to Legionnaires' disease.

   

Four Art Projects

1. “Swimwear” by Hayden Clay is a collection of digital clothing made from water.

   

2. “CLASSIFIED” by Holly Herndon. A self-portraiture series that is a conversation between the artist, Holly, and OpenAI’s CLIP ideas of her.

   

3. “Psychic Blossom” by Shawna X. A series of visualizations inspired by birth and creation, together they simulate the transcendental experience of labor.

   

4. “Aggregation” by Suzuki Eric. Zoomed in petals made using plastic plates and acrylic paints.

   

Five Things to Check Out

1. Monolith Gallery reimagines the traditional gallery space for the Metaverse.

2. Collector’s Corner: Jeff Excell on his journey into blockchain and how he defines his role as a collector.

3. GAN art the fair use of NFTs.

4. Photography: An Insecure Craft.

5. Listen to Jon Favreau and Jenny Odell talking about how to do nothing.

See you next week,

Alina, Chase, Lynnette, Noah, Pete and Vivian.

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