i originally started soul supercuts as a way to hold myself accountable to my art. the idea is simple:
1 photograph. 1 thought from my daily writing i found particularly heavy. type it up on notes app. screenshot. overlay on photograph. post on insta. repeat.
the theory is it set parameters & deadlines around my art. i have to photograph. i have to write. i have to post. a simple enough idea which quickly turned my art against me. i felt forced, performative, and dishonest. a fucking horrible combo for artistic catharsis.
i’m proud of what i created. but the thoughts feel rushed, immature, and jaded. oftentimes my initial thoughts are clouded by emotion and are best left unsaid. forcing myself to create daily results in rushed words that are far too harsh (on myself & my perceptions of others).
if you followed this little project from the beginning, thanks for tagging along, you make me feel less alone. i hope you stay. i think you will enjoy it here.
the name soul supercuts is a based on a feeling, a feeling personified in this song by Lorde.
maybe it’s a bit hopelessly romantic, but i write a lot in search of that feeling. and when i find it i lean in. i’ve always felt strange sharing my writing, it feels brazen to assume my words carry weight. but i kept coming back to one thought, and it’s the only thought that matters imo.
the syntax will be questionable. there will be too many commas. i don’t know how often i’ll write. but if you’re here, thank you. i hope we can make each other feel less alone.
-tommy