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Substack / 22 May 2026

The BRITTLE HEART, FUTILE ART Photoshoot

An essay on creative direction and how to navigate vision. By Smith

The BRITTLE HEART, FUTILE ART Photoshoot

- How should you go about the things you envision in your head? How do you know what to pick and choose, grasp and utilise something to bring an idea to life? - I wrote this piece explaining how I chose to go about my vision and achieve the exact results I was looking for. My social media presence isn't strong and I actively fight against sharing everything online, all of my songs, my rehearsals, my photos, my visions, my ideas because I do not want to achieve my goals by pretending to be something I'm not. I refuse to look down from the podium and be embarrassed by the footprints left behind on the staircase. Despite all this, I strive to have a digital presence I can be, at least, comfortable with and fight to find a middle ground between using social media opportunities and my values as an artist. I create music behind the screen. And I go about making... Continue reading on