Essays

constraint is generative

on OULIPO, submission, and the erotics of the bind

Apr 3 • Vanessa Irena

on the haunted nature of art-making

my research and experience making talismans of the pleiades

Mar 19 • Vanessa Irena

irony is the death of magic

doing magic is cringe. deal with it.

Mar 5 • Vanessa Irena

the artist is possessed

art is not safe

Feb 23 • Vanessa Irena

how and why i make talismans

a brief intro to my astral magic practice

Jan 27 • Vanessa Irena

on real art

the diminished status of art in occulture has only gotten worse in the age of AI

Jan 24 • Vanessa Irena

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