Tyler Carter bioartist statement

Six Holograms for Bachelors

i. scene

the bike
rusting in the
rain, i know
it

would be easy
er to put
it in
the shed


those
grapes are getting

ripe
er


ii. the apprentice

trump had
footage
from
the board
room waiting

for us

to see them
squirm

bradford you
fucked
up you
put
your neck on
the block when you
didn't

have to

television


iii. toy

the giraffe's
legs screwed
out, no they
pull
out

here you
go
that thing
is

a gift
from my
sister


iv. still life

in the bat
box there is
a stack
of matches
I take one
out
and light
a
cigarette
the bat
box used to
hold

halloween
candy orange
and
black wrapped

toffee


v. neighbor

the woman
who lives upstairs
drives
a volvo her
boyfriend
drives a
volkswagen to pick
her
up they
walk
the dog
at night

the ceilings
are
thick i

can't hear
a
thing


vi. still life

the crack in
the wall
looks like the horn
of
africa i wrote
a note
and stuck it
to
the wall
it
says africa

the wall is
painted

white

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