Make Your Own Magical Artwork Using the Cut-up Technique of David Bowie and William Burroughs, with Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Author Carl Abrahamsson, Begins March 22
Four Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Sundays, March 22 - April 12, 2026
1:00 - 3:00pm ET (NYC Time)
$155 Paid Patreon Members / $175 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
Dada instigator Tristan Tzara created “accidental poems” by cutting words from a newspaper, putting them into a hat, and pulling them out one by one to create poetry by chance. At the Beat Hotel in Paris, creative partners William Burroughs and Brion Gysin took this method and elaborated upon it, cutting up not only words but images, sounds, and film. David Bowie collided with William Burroughs and integrated the cut-up method into his way of writing song lyrics. A master of cutting up identity, Bowie also played with the performative aspects of persona, gender, and sexuality.
In this class, Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson will review the ways various artists have worked with cut-up techniques over the past century, while also sharing the ways they’ve integrated the cut-up method into their own creative and magical practices. The wonderful thing about cut-ups is that anyone can do them. The cut-up may be applied to any medium: word, image, sound, video, film, fashion, and performance art – even identity – may be cut up and rearranged to create something new and unexpected.
Whether you are new to the realms of art and magic or are a seasoned practitioner, this course will introduce you to fundamental ways of working with cut-up techniques to manifest your desire through the creation of unique artworks. Participants will be encouraged to create and share their own works of art (if desired, not required). There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions.
Dr. Vanessa Sinclair is a psychoanalyst, artist, and author based in Sweden. She has a private practice working remotely with people online internationally. She hosts Rendering Unconscious podcast and directs RU Center for Psychoanalysis. Her books include The Queerness of Psychoanalysis (2025), Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Films of Ingmar Bergman (2023), and Scansion in Psychoanalysis and Art: The Cut in Creation (2021).
Carl Abrahamsson is a Swedish author, publisher, and filmmaker. His books include Meetings with Remarkable Magicians (2024), Source Magic (2023), and The Fenris Wolf series.
Join them at Substack and Patreon!
Four Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Sundays, March 22 - April 12, 2026
1:00 - 3:00pm ET (NYC Time)
$155 Paid Patreon Members / $175 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
Dada instigator Tristan Tzara created “accidental poems” by cutting words from a newspaper, putting them into a hat, and pulling them out one by one to create poetry by chance. At the Beat Hotel in Paris, creative partners William Burroughs and Brion Gysin took this method and elaborated upon it, cutting up not only words but images, sounds, and film. David Bowie collided with William Burroughs and integrated the cut-up method into his way of writing song lyrics. A master of cutting up identity, Bowie also played with the performative aspects of persona, gender, and sexuality.
In this class, Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson will review the ways various artists have worked with cut-up techniques over the past century, while also sharing the ways they’ve integrated the cut-up method into their own creative and magical practices. The wonderful thing about cut-ups is that anyone can do them. The cut-up may be applied to any medium: word, image, sound, video, film, fashion, and performance art – even identity – may be cut up and rearranged to create something new and unexpected.
Whether you are new to the realms of art and magic or are a seasoned practitioner, this course will introduce you to fundamental ways of working with cut-up techniques to manifest your desire through the creation of unique artworks. Participants will be encouraged to create and share their own works of art (if desired, not required). There will be plenty of time for discussion and questions.
Dr. Vanessa Sinclair is a psychoanalyst, artist, and author based in Sweden. She has a private practice working remotely with people online internationally. She hosts Rendering Unconscious podcast and directs RU Center for Psychoanalysis. Her books include The Queerness of Psychoanalysis (2025), Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Films of Ingmar Bergman (2023), and Scansion in Psychoanalysis and Art: The Cut in Creation (2021).
Carl Abrahamsson is a Swedish author, publisher, and filmmaker. His books include Meetings with Remarkable Magicians (2024), Source Magic (2023), and The Fenris Wolf series.
Join them at Substack and Patreon!