MERCENARY II
“suffocated within myself,
the black waters used to evade me,
I run to the beach every night now,
In my dreams, so I thought.
I don’t remember anything,
Until I’ve come home and
Puddles of tar cover the kitchen floor,
Black blood dribbles from my mouth.
You’ve consumed me to the point,
That you’ve become one with me.
In ways I never wanted,
“Solipsistic” you said.
I’ll call it something worse,
Perhaps you’re the devil,
But you’re mine now, aren’t you?
Maybe, I’m the devil too.”
-I
“without pain there is no pleasure,
[i seek you] like the drowning seek the surface.”
-P
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A collaborative shoot between @insidioustudios and @itsmagical
Photography by @insidioustudios
Editing by @itsmagical and @insidioustudios
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#morbid #editorialphotography #chicagophotography #deftones #conceptshoot #slime #grimey #ooze #chicagoartists #tub
I’ve been pursuing styling lately and here is a recent look I pulled together ❤️❤️🌇 hire me! 💋
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#red #redoutfit #redfit #chicagostylist #maxidress #stilletoshoes #redstilettos #selfshoot #ootd #contemporaryfashion #comtemporarydesign #personalstylist
my first official poetry post despite me doing this for almost a year already. I guess ive just been shy about it but its time to start being better at it! there will be a podcast this poetry season called the Poetry Roundtable which will consist of me, Lance and Olivia + guests where we discuss our daily experiences as street poets in Chicago’s gritty street scene. stick around, amazing things are coming, and HIRE US!! 🩵🩵🩵
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@wickerpark_bucktown@wickerparkcomm
#wickerparkpoetry #wickerparkchicago #poetrygang #streethustle #chicagobusking #busking #besties
A study in B&W portraiture and lighting. Self shot.
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A huge thank you to @kelela for creating the album that gives the spark and heartbeat to my visions. I astral project when I hear her album, Raven. Highly recommend.
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#selfshot #blackandwhitephotography #portrait #blackandwhiteportraits #noir #chicagophotography #logansquarechicago #chicagoart #chicagoartist #wickerparkchicago
this is HALLOWEEN!!! I was a ghost 👻 I got inspiration from the fact that I have always wanted to be a sheet ghost (like with a bedsheet). I had such an amazing Halloween! I went to a cabaret drag show, got 2nd place at the contest, and saw my friend @rocketpop666 and a new friend @monsieurbombastic who both ATE the house DOWN! Then worked Halloween in my costume, met some really cool people, and took pics of some dope ass costumes in Logan Square. THENNN was the Zinzanni Halloween party, and momma, that was one for the books. Signed an NDA so I can’t spill 💋
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#halloween #ghostcostume #whitehair #dragshow #halloweencostumes
MY VERY FIRST COLLAGE TO SELL IN A GALLERY! I am so beyond grateful and elated to announce that my art piece has sold at @jacksonjunge Gallery during their Ten by Ten exhibition full of amazing artists from around the world. Thank you to Jackson and Junge for hosting and coming up with this idea. This night made my November!! Here’s to the come-up! 🌞🌞🌞 ALSO the bottom right corner is actually metallic gold!!
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#collage #artsold #galleryart #wickerparkchicago #soexcited #blessing
I did Electric Forest this summer!!! It was my first real music festival experience, and every time I look back on my pictures, it never fails to revive in me the joy that I felt in that forest. I met so many new friends - amazing, kind people that I can’t wait to see again next year. I heard so many incredible artists, and that in some places on Earth, time does not exist and you really CAN go a whole week on 20 hours of sleep. This experience was such a blessing. THANK U COME AGAIN!!!!!
MERCENARY I
“In this cocoon,
I’d decided to bury myself within.
There was no door,
Just the smallest hole to see through.
I made a little wooden door for you
So we could hold hands -
Sometimes I closed the door
Too tight and you’d keep knocking.
Wrapped up in cotton,
From the inside it just sounds
Like muffled footsteps.
I’d talk to you through the door for
Hours and have staring contests
Through the peep-hole
but I’d never let you inside -
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The wind feels soft I think,
I could live on the beach forever.
Why don’t we lay in the sand
And forget everything bad between us.”
- I
Photography: @insidioustudios
Model: @itsmagical
A two-part collaboration with @itsmagical
![MERCENARY II“suffocated within myself,the black waters used to evade me,I run to the beach every night now,In my dreams, so I thought.I don’t remember anything,Until I’ve come home andPuddles of tar cover the kitchen floor,Black blood dribbles from my mouth.You’ve consumed me to the point,That you’ve become one with me.In ways I never wanted,“Solipsistic” you said.I’ll call it something worse,Perhaps you’re the devil,But you’re mine now, aren’t you?Maybe, I’m the devil too.”-I“without pain there is no pleasure,[i seek you] like the drowning seek the surface.”-P•A collaborative shoot between @insidioustudios and @itsmagicalPhotography by @insidioustudiosEditing by @itsmagical and @insidioustudios......#morbid #editorialphotography #chicagophotography #deftones #conceptshoot #slime #grimey #ooze #chicagoartists #tub](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6752291455522364314021_0_198a46ab116d1942a483bcae57bc6b1c.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1pYWQzLTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS44Mjc4Ny0xNS81MjEyOTA5NThfMTg0MTc0MzY1MzcxMDI3NTBfODQwMTUzODU3MTg3NjA2MzM2M19uLmpwZz9zdHA9YzAuMTQ3LjExODIuMTE4MmFfZHN0LWpwZ19lMzVfczY0MHg2NDBfc2gyLjA4X3R0NiZfbmNfaHQ9c2NvbnRlbnQtaWFkMy0xLmNkbmluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20mX25jX2NhdD0xMTAmX25jX29jPVE2Y1oyZ0Z6NDRGV0ZGWEZrSE0wWFM3YXprb2FUVGdJT1Yxc2lZcl9DTXJFanFBMF9LMks4SHh6RUc5UDZyVzR1Y1lMQ29FNHRMX2tFUmZMZTREWTl3UDg0UU5JJl9uY19vaGM9UFc1RlBIWHUxNThRN2tOdndHSEhRTTImX25jX2dpZD1wQ0plUVcwemdWeGZOc2dqYnFmamJBJmVkbT1BUFU4OUZBQkFBQUEmY2NiPTctNSZvaD0wMF9BZjRiRGtoUGdVMzJJYVlXZllUeWlNVS1vRTBXVkd6bEE4QmdMcEFaZmo5aWNBJm9lPTZBMTExNUIwJl9uY19zaWQ9YmMwYzJj&h=3f6b59af06f8fe3452b29de4f142220c)
