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.

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