INTERVIEWER: __Nice Collective

SUBJECT: __Jody Jock

HOMETOWN: __Las Vegas, Nevada

ARRIVAL DATE IN SF: __Valentines Day, 1997

TITLE OF INTERVIEW: __It's Only Mountains

WHY: __Mostly for freedom but also because there is this feeling that you can touch the sky just by extending your hand.

SELF TAUGHT: yes no AND/OR ART SCHOOL: yes no __art school dropout

PREFERRED MEDIUM: __Photography

DATE OF COLLISION WITH BROTHER BRAMM: __Fall 2006.

INFLUENCES: __Scott Treleaven, Anthony Goicolea, Brother Bramm, Elijah Burgher.

RELIABLE ‘GO TO’ FOR INSPIRATION: __My headphones

FAVORITE BAND: __Prince and The Revolution

FAVORITE BODY PART (YOUR OWN OR ANOTHER’S): __Genitals (I am Scorpio after all)

TURN ONS: __Booty-calls, roleplay, aggressive sex

TURN OFFS: __Dates, small talk, tweekers and scenesters

GAY: yes no QUEER: yes no N/A: yes no __queer but gay friendly

SCREEN NAME: __lambsandflowers

ALTER EGO: __Silent, sad & dominate

CATALYST/REASON FOR YOUR WORK: __I take pictures because they last longer. I take pictures to connect with people. The time I spend with a model is likely the only time I will spend with that person. I therefore only choose subjects that I am interested in connecting with.

CURRENT PROJECTS: __online magazine: Prayers for Children; personal zine: 10 ov Swords; video and still portraits

WHY NOW: __Now because yesterday I was hella busy.

FUTURE PROJECTS: __Fashion editorial for Nice Collective ;-). Future projects include further development of my current projects.

WEBSITE(S): __www.jodyjock.com, www.prayersforchildren.be I also blog my outtakes and current portraits and videos at www.lambsandflowers.blogspot.com

LIKELY LOCATION ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON: __On my hands and knees hustling for dollars

LIKELY LOCATION ON A SATURDAY NIGHT: __The 24-hour doughnut shop on Market and Van Ness

WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE INTENT: __My creative mission is to heal my inner child.

WHAT MAKES YOUR WORK UNIQUE: __I do not believe my work is unique - I see all of my heroes and influences in my photographs.

HOW DO YOU DEFINE A SUCCESSFUL PIECE OF WORK: __I feel successful as an artist when the viewer can understand my idea. To me a successful piece of art communicates it's intention.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND BROTHER BRAMM: __Keith (Brother Bramm) is a friend of mine. I call him my brother and kiss him on the lips. I got close to him because I admired his work. He is my teacher, my guide in the digital realm. I love him.

A. PORTRAIT:

B. SAMPLE OF WORK:
I am submitting an example of my work that represents me as an individual. It is a portrait of an artist I admire and is called "Dedicated to Christ Consciousness". I am very fond of this portrait because it is the first that I took after realizing what it was I was trying to say for the past few years. Violence as a metaphor for enlightenment.

C. SONG, TEXT, OR IMAGE:
"The first is Kether, the pure being invented as an aspect of pure nothing. In his manifestation, he is not one, but two; he is only One because he is 0. He exists; Eheieh, his divine name, which signifies "I Am" or "I Shall Be" is merely another way of saying he Is Not; because One leads to nowhere, which is where it came from. So that the only possible manifestation is in Two, and the manifestation must be in silence, because the number 3, the number of Binah-Understanding-has not yet been formulated. In other words there is no Mother. All one has is the impulse of this manifestation; and that must take place in silence. That is to say, there is as yet no more than the impulse, which is unformulated; it is only when it is interpreted that it becomes the Word, the Logos."
From The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley

This week's East Village Boy of the Week is JFernando, from Medellín, Colombia
Self-portraits photographed for EVB by JFernando Benítez

I love the power of images and sounds. I like to experiment with nudity and the magic it contains, creating stories with dolls and toys. They become silent witnesses to my wishes.
- JFernando Benitez

INTERVIEWER: __Nice Collective

SUBJECT: __Brother Bramm

HOMETOWN: __Dartmouth, Massachusetts

ARRIVAL DATE IN SF: __June 6, 2005

TITLE OF SUBMITTED WORK SAMPLE [FORM 2, ITEM B]: __"Saint Michael is Watching"

WHY: __After many months of not creating, life started to build up. About a month ago it got real heavy and it was my birthday. I decided to go see a psychic recommended by a friend for a reading. This piece helped is influenced on that reading and my recent self discoveries. The symbol in the middle is a sigil made up an ancient alphabet known as the Theban, originating as early as the 1300s, known for its use in spell-casting and communication between witches and pagans. It was also known as an angelic script used to communicate with the angels who watch over us.

SELF TAUGHT: yes no AND/OR ART SCHOOL: yes no

PREFERRED MEDIUM: __Digital collage/Photography

DATE OF COLLISION WITH JODY JOCK: __Hard and fast in fall 2006. We didn't see each other again until we collided for artistic purposes in spring 2007.

INFLUENCES: __Jody Jock, The Artists of Prayers for Children, Scott Treleaven, Genesis P'Orridge, John Waters, Nan Goldin, Sylvia Plath, Cindy Sherman, Frank O'Hara, childhood cartoons and stories 1980s or earlier, Catholicism, David LaChapelle, Ana Mendieta, AIDS-3D, James Bidgood and religious cults.

RELIABLE 'GO TO' FOR INSPIRATION: __Thrift Town

FAVORITE BAND: __Donovan, I guess he was more of a "singer"

FAVORITE BODY PART (YOUR OWN OR ANOTHER'S): __Eyes

TURN ONS: __The rev of an engine, the smell of a man. Thunder. A kind smile of a stranger on the street. Women fisting on the dance floor. Men that look like apes, men that live like mice. The smell of moss.

TURN OFFS: __Rules and limitations in both life and art. Ignoring the dark or being consumed by it. Self-righteousness.

GAY: yes no QUEER: yes no N/A: yes no

SCREEN NAME: __Stop it

ALTER EGO: __Keith Robert Aguiar

CATALYST/REASON FOR YOUR WORK: __To inspire myself to grow and love. To release emotion. To manifest my dreams.

CURRENT PROJECTS: __None

WHY NOW: __Because it's what feels right. A couple of months ago, one of my hard drives died which contained my past six months of work. Occupying my time getting Issue 2 of Prayers for Children ready for the web, I figured it would be a good time to take a break. I enjoy taking time off to breathe and fall deeply in love with a project when it strikes. Recently bought a synth and have been tinkering around on that these days.

FUTURE PROJECTS: __A few chapbooks of older work, a project inspired by childhood nightmares, a few videos, and maybe even music. Brother Bramm is branching out.

WEBISTE(S): __www.BrotherBramm.com, www.prayersforchildren.be

LIKELY LOCATION ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON: __In bed, dead asleep

LIKELY LOCATION ON A SATURDAY NIGHT: __The bathtub

WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE INTENT: __To create work that inspires me to grow, heal, and stay free

WHAT MAKES YOUR WORK UNIQUE: __I don't know, you tell me? I just create what comes to mind, often inspired by so many things/people and other artists around me. It's hard for me to guage what makes my work stand out. I'll leave that piece of the puzzle to the viewer/critic to define.

HOW DO YOU DEFINE A SUCCESSFUL PIECE OF WORK: __When I don't want to tear it apart. When I step back and feel content knowing my vision has been manifested. When it makes me feel whole and births a desire to share with others.

IDEAL HOME FOR YOUR ART: __I don't care much for the art world, I am satisfied with my work being wherever it will be loved and inspire questions, creation and change in others.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND JODY JOCK: __Jody and I came together for independent collaboration on a project a few years back. Since then our relationship has grown into a strong friendship/brotherhood. He inspires me to create, and fuels my fire. I look into his eyes and I see my future staring back at me.

A. PORTRAIT:

B. SAMPLE OF WORK:

C. SONG, TEXT, OR IMAGE:

This week's East Village Boy of the Week is Matt, from Barcelona, Spain
Photographed for EVB by Jordi Chicletol

I met Matt a few years ago when he used to be a extremly shy guy. But the more you to get know him the more you'll see that he's even hotter inside than outside. He's a video artist so he's not used to being in front of the camera, so the start of the session wasn't easy for him, but I realized that he only needed time to feel comfortable. Eventually I was able to capture the part I wanted to show - his trashy, funny and gambler alter ego that people don't see right away. - Jordi Chicletol