#sparklingspit

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@sparklingspite-uwu: Why am I hearing fireworks on the second of December in [REDACTED]?

Dropsofmoonlight: maybe it's a divorce party

@jasperthecrab: relationship reveal party

"surprise! get the fuck out"

Quoted by @fayelinart. Edited to remove personal information.

[malicedafirenze]

I got tagged by @wilderminds and sure why not:

last song - The Road by Faouzia

fave color - olive green 💚. idk I don't really have a favorite color but my eyes are olive green and I have quite a lot of clothes in that color.

currently watching - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and planning to watch the third season of His Dark Materials next

spicy/savory/sweet - spicy and savory! Lots of sweet things are too sweet for me, but I LOVE spicy. Like, currently home-growing Carolina Reapers spicy.

relationship status - in a relationship since 11 years and quite happy with that

current obsession - Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco, I will not stop until everyone has read it. Also, obsessed by the latest ContraPoints video, the framework of 'default heterosexual sado-masochism' and desperate to find, enjoy and create media with romantic pairings that break that mold.

nine tags! god I have no clue who to tag honestly so I'll just tag a few recent mutuals, obviously only do it if you feel like it: @bloodyweeds @theawesomesaucestuff @fluxphage @lunarmuseserenity777 @adavellis @coffeeforestwitch, @sparklingspite, @one-raspberry-at-a-time

[emilyrosebass]

Meet Moral Crema: A Fluid Collective for Weirdo Artist-Visionaries

The Art World™️’s inherent lack is more obvious than ever. Institutions house bored classics in empty halls; sanitized paintings and sculptures sit unviewed, accessible to only the privileged with enough funds and free time to freely folic during a pandemic. Now more than ever, it’s the alternative and underground creators that rise above, not just filling in the gaps left by the megarich, but setting a new standard entirely. 

Moral Crema—a fluid collective of artists loosely based in Boston—is all these institutions leave longing: A breath of fresh air. Or, a burst of smoke, a glittering dark cloud, the sun setting to reveal the wonders of the night. Moral Crema’s kinda gothy, sometimes nasty, always visceral—Weird shit, in the best way. 

The collective was founded in December 2019 by Luc Miglin (@sparklingspit) and Kristine Brown (@bigtractorguy), interdisciplinary conceptual artists who met while studying at MassArt. The two were inspired to highlight “grimy, unconventional, ever-changing” work outside the norm. “We want to share work that is overlooked,” they say, “We want to create the kind of community that we want to be a part of that we do not see in the art or culture worlds right now.”

And that they did. The platform they’ve created is indefinable, uncategorizable, connected by a shared sensibility and way of seeing the world—One that evokes a sense of decadence and hedonism (crema) but also a philosophical skepticism (moral dilemma). The artists of Moral Crema venture, question, and experiment: in dark glamour, in drag, in performance, in house music, grunge, and hyper-digital beats, in photography, poetry, and illustration. 

For the most immersive Moral Crema experience, head over to the collective’s Bandcamp and pick one of the artist-members’ albums to stream before diving into the magazine: I recommend Le Snake’s *we made this in an hour and a half: a chaotically distorted and hilariously poignant portrait of pop culture, filled with gems like WE HATE HULU AND LOVE ISLAND (“I’ve never watched that show”) and I STOLE THIS SAMPLE. Or Boston-based DJ Froglycerine’s dark erotic electronica album Bog Bitch, whose samples feel eerily familiar, like some line from a coming of age movie you can’t place or a viral video, twisted into a new uncanny mix. 

Moral Crema’s quarterly magazine, inspired by cabaret literary journals, is the collective’s real piece de resistance. In the October 2020 issue, perhaps most curious are Gaby Schaab’s Xerox scans documenting food as cultural artifacts: a Salvation Mountain-lookalike birthday cake made by a friend, potluck leftovers, remnants of an easter dinner. “Food is often the catalyst for idea transmission,” she writes, “What brings us to the table.” Her images are both preservative and transformative: Food taken from its original context, no longer able to be eaten, instead becoming everlasting symbols of community, culture, and care frozen in time. 

On the other end of the spectrum, designer, drag performer, and DJ Soo Intoit bursts with energy and life: Stunning in every sense of the word. Whether through her experimental makeup, outfit, or set, Soo Intoit embodies the disciplinary mindset of Moral Crema: She is her art, her body the medium. “It’s so important that I listen to music while I get ready,” she explains, “I feel like I am becoming the music as I change my appearance. The songs make me look the way I do, and then it’s almost like they play themselves.” Influenced by everything from cybergoth and centipedes to McQueen and Mugler, Soo Intoit effortlessly blends the most unsettling and inspiring aspects of pop and high culture, creating a new aesthetic so multifarious it can’t even be explained, just felt. 

With her liberated dark glamour burlesque, Fermelda Hyde (aka Abby Holgerson, @ominousabby) simultaneously appropriates and critiques the aesthetics of the rich and hedonistic. Drawing inspiration from 18th century vampire fashion, she often dons lace collars and powdered wigs, embodying Marie Antoinette or a gothic nun. In to perform, her video collaboration with Luc featured on Moral Crema’s website for Halloween, Fermelda Hyde applies bloodied makeup and dances to a soundtrack of samples stating “I like to feel good, especially when I pretend I’m someone else” and “I’m going to live forever”—a provocative and somewhat horrifying commentary on the performance and (im?)permanence of the projected internet persona. 

It’s hard to imagine what Moral Crema can’t, or won’t, do next. In addition to the magazine and Bandcamp, Luc and Kristine also plan to host digital and in-person events in the future (Rumor has it a socio-political parody of a maid cafe is in the works).

To stay up to date on Moral Crema’s manifold projects, check out moralcrema.com and @moralcrema​ on Instagram! 

[jellieblood]

sparklingspit.com 

[jellieblood]

I’m trying to promo the shit outta this bc its been a while in the making and a big part of my art practice and once this covid shit is over i really want to play SHOWS 

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MY MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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do you have an insta?

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