They told us the future would be about flying cars.
Instead, it was about facial recognition and the spectre of algorithms.
"The Hollow Circuit" is not fiction; it is a hyperstitional framework for understanding how we lost ownership of our own identities.
myfacebelongsto.me is not just a track; it is a reclamation.
In a sea of sludge and algorithmic noise, Art of FACELESS presents a human/non-human-crafted warning: When you stare into the black mirror, who owns the reflection looking back?
For more than a decade, digital culture has promoted a simple rule: attach your real name and face to your work, and people will trust you. This logic shaped influencer culture, founder branding, and even professional networking. Visibility was framed as authenticity, and authenticity was framed as credibility. That equation no longer holds. In fact, in an era defined by generative artificial intelligence and deepfakes, the public promotion of one’s image and name has shifted from an asset to a
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Art of FACELESS | artoffaceless.com | February 2026 We have withdrawn our image portfolios from Threads and Instagram, some from Tumblr, Mastodon, and Bluesky too (that were linked to Pinterest specifically). This is not a temporary measure. It is a considered response to a systemic failure in how social platforms are currently classifying creative work — and a refusal to have 14 years of documented creative practice misrepresented by automated systems that cannot distinguish between generated
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March 1st. St David's Day. Cardiff goes to Athens. While the rest of Wales is pinning Daffodils to their lapels and singing in the rain, we're doing something significantly weirder. The Hollow Circuit Book One — Official 2nd Edition — drops on Kindle. March 1st, 2026. From Athens. Specifically from somewhere in The Plaka. Maybe. Alt.Cardiff2026: ZINE GLITCH The new poster-format folding zine is here — bilingual, baby — English and Greek, because Alt.Cardiff2026 isn't staying in Alt.Cardiff
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