Gothic Nostalgia: An Analysis on “Gothic Nostalgia: An Analysis and Comparison of Charles Baudelaire and Sparklehorse” is a reflection on an essay written in a literature class that analyzes the works of French poet Charles Baudelaire and American musician Mark Linkous; two artists who produced hauntingly beautiful work. In this piece, ideation is embraced as the product. It materializes academic research, eureka moments, and suffering from mental illness as a means to be examined.

Inspired by gothic and grunge aesthetics with a childlike curiosity. Represents the exhausted efforts we make in order to draw conclusions and make connections when writing academic essays. While formatting sentences, researching subjects, and organizing information, our minds become layered with images and texts that become a whole new entity. Allows viewers to interact with it to be analyzed, interpreted, and examined. By doing this, a whole new process is created by the viewer.

Mixed media collage, mailing envelopes, printed academic essay, bookbinding needle, manila folder.