Kurt
(2008-2013)
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I met Kurt in his native Nebraska in
2008. Whenever and wherever we get
the chance to reunite, ideas and events
have a tendency to occur. The project is
a mere attempt at capturing some of
that characteristic je ne sais quoi.
August 31, 2008 • From Kronborg's church to Central City's Waffles ‘n’ More
Cawker City, Kansas, September 28, 2008
Kurt, doing what Kurt does
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Marquette, Nebraska, October 4, 2008 • Kurt and Rana, in the moments following the shooting of Prime Nebraska
Marquette, Nebraska, October 4, 2008 • Kurt and Rana, in the moments following the shooting of Prime Nebraska
Manhattan, New York City, New York, February 17, 2011
Kurt, shooting Manhattan from the Pod’s rooftop
Manhattan, New York City, New York, February 17, 2011
Exquisite corpse in Kurt’s notebook, lying on a park bench
Manhattan, New York City, New York, February 18, 2011 • Kurt, leaning over the window sill in the Pod Hotel’s room 308, fishing for the “Crunch 2010” notebook lying on the canopy underneath, armed with a telephone cable, rope, bar of soap, tie-wrap and hook-shaped key ring. The attempt proved successful.
Room 308, The Pod Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, New York, February 18, 2011
The so-called “Shitty Frog” - original color photograph by Cheryl Ratliff. The picture was stashed in the hotel room’s tissue box, underneath a few sheets. The e-mail address written on the back of the photograph was found in Yoga flyers contained in the “Crunch 2010” notebook. Hopefully, a very unlikely chain of events could thus ensue.
Forest Preserve, Rosemont, Illinois, November 18, 2011 • Climbing up a tree under Ohare’s air traffic
Chicago, Illinois, November 19, 2011 • Dockside at Lake Michigan
Gary, Indiana, November 20, 2011 • Ji Youn & Kurt in downtown Gary
While in Gary, Indiana, on November 20, 2011, my friend Kurt bought me
a surprise toy from a vending machine located at the entrance of a dollar store.
Chicago, Illinois, September 2013 • Kurt in the “Creepy Cozy”, 2854 West 21st street, #bst
Forest Preserve, Rosemont, Illinois, September 2013 • Kurt, in character, during the shooting of In the Preserve & Whatnot
Back of the Yards, Chicago, Illinois, September 2013 • Kurt, fulfilling an academic assignment
Chicago, Illinois, September 2013 • Kurt, playing the ukulele on South Rockwell street