Carl Abrahamsson

Cut To Fit The Mouth documentations

February 2, 2019

On January 12, 2019, we opened our exhibition Cut To Fit The Mouth at Galleri Granen in Sundsvall, Sweden, with a performance at the gallery. Vanessa read from the actual cut-ups from the exhibited images, and I read new poems written that very same day. Poetry in motion! It was a wonderful ending of a two day process. During the first day we arrived at Sundsvall and hung the exhibition before delving into curator Kristian “Alfarmania” Olsson’s great studio to record with him (more on that will follow soon). Day two was the opening proper, which meant mingling and talking to people about our art and what we do, etc. Very nice. And as afternoon drifted into evening, we performed for the assembled crowd, illuminated by a cinematic medley of our many short films. I was busy mixing the music but when I looked up I could see Vanessa lit up both by her own poetry and by the video projector’s multicoloured prism-rays. A beautiful sight. As usual during circumstances like this one, we...

A re-routed destiny

January 30, 2019

The cataclysms of yesterday are the ghosts of today. Every little trauma (or big disaster) leaves a dent in the cosmic fabric, aligned to the frequencies of those who made the dent in question – most often completely unaware of what they’re doing. Trans-generational vendettas are an example of how no longer sensed traumas can become mere intellectual agendas. Which in turn fuel new real traumas and ghosts. The greatest human folly is to not be aware of A) history in itself, and B) its cyclical nature. If we toy with the idea that we have been in exactly the same situation before and could actually change the previous outcome if we wanted, would we want to? And what would we change it into, given that the dents often run deep in the soul? Some, if not most, people prefer a familiar trauma repeated in absurdum to a carte blanche situation which would mean assuming responsibility for a re-routed destiny. There is an infinite number of things to do differently. All the time. ...

One year with Patreon

January 27, 2019

One year ago, Vanessa and I decided we’d give Patreon a try. Many of our friends were/are on Patreon, and taking into consideration how much we create and produce, we thought it could be fun to accumulate all of it in this new (for us) and fascinating place. And perhaps even get paid while doing it. Well, so far, so good! Since our inception one year ago, we have apparently posted 273 times (including loads of unreleased music, films, poems, cut-ups, private photos, news, updates, general writings and more). Perhaps this is less than if you’d look at ten years of Facebook or Instagram, but still… The Patreon feed has a more distinct life of its own compared to the other giant black holes of social media narcissism. Why? Because there is a little story here. A kind of very personal history writing. Intimate and uncensored. Genuine. As the messages are directed to our patrons (whom we regard as real friends, given the support angle) it definitely becomes a very personal sphere...

Rewriting the future – A great new conference!

January 23, 2019

Welcome to Re-writing the Future: 100 Years of Esoteric Modernism & Psychoanalysis Registration is now OPEN! Events will take place over 3 days: Thursday – Saturday, May 30 – June 1, 2019. The first two days proceedings will be held at Schloß Pienzenau & the third and final day will be at Brunnenburg Castle once the home of Ezra Pound, whose grandson Siegfried de Rachewiltz will be joining us. The castles are located in the beautiful mountains of Merano, Italy. Due to the location and venue for this conference, there are a very LIMITED number of tickets (weekend passes only). Get your ticket by paypaling 150 euro to sinclairvanessa AT gmail DOT com Presentations include: Ezra Pound & the Avant-garde The Life and Poetry of H.D. Greek Mythology and Ritual Futurism and Social Consciousness Psychoanalysis as Modernist Sonic Occultism The Fin de Siècle Zeitgeist Austin Osman Spare & Automatic Drawing The Divinatory Paintings of Ithell Colquhoun Poetry as Magic Ezra...