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Artists as Ecosystems | Laurel Schwulst

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this was originally published on my ephemeral newsletter another day in the dome in october 2023, since archived, and now presented here. earlier this year, i changed my social media bio to: this line was lifted directly from the laurel manual, a thoughtful guide for using the “laurel” email program created for the xerox alto, from 1981. it feels peaceful to me … being a system … somehow. i feel less pressured to be any one version of myself at all times. * artists have been becoming systems for a long time now. in 1965, the poet john giorno became “giorno poetry systems” (gps) to advance poetry. his entire artistic practice became funding his poet friends to bring their work ambiently into other mediums. curiously enough, many of my friends also consider themselves as systems. it’s easy for designers, since creating a company by default allows one to seem larger than actuality. design also goes hand-in-hand with commerce. the seoul-based min guhong has a one-man, “parasitic” company c

Artists as Ecosystems | Laurel Schwulst Laurel Schwulst Laurel Schwulst 2023 Fall, on multitudes within This was originally published on my ephemeral newsletter Another Day in the Dome in October 2023, since archived, and now presented here. Artists as Ecosystems This was originally published on my ephemeral newsletter Another Day in the Dome in October 2023, since archived, and now presented here. Earlier this year, I changed my social media bio to: “Laurel is a highly interactive system in which economy and clarity of expression are essential.” This line was lifted directly from the Laurel M

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