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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

Marquette, Nebraska, October 4, 2008 • Kurt and Rana, in the moments following the shooting of PN

Marquette, Nebraska, October 4, 2008 • Kurt and Rana, in the moments following the shooting of PN

Manhattan, NYC, NY, February 17, 2011

Kurt, shooting Manhattan from the Pod’s rooftop

Manhattan, NYC, NY, February 17, 2011

Exquisite corpse in Kurt’s notebook

Manhattan, NYC, NY, 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, NY, 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, IL, 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, IL, September 2013

Kurt, during the shooting of In the Preserve & Whatnot

Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL, September 2013

Kurt, fulfilling an academic assignment

Chicago, Illinois, September 2013

Kurt, playing the ukulele on South Rockwell street

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