The 2021-2022 Aesthetic: "Grimy Joy" and Retro-Retrospectives
And then, 2022 hit.
During the post-lockdown holidays of 2021, people needed absurdity. By 2022, they needed tradition mixed with that absurdity. Gonzo provided both. gonzo xmas 2022 2021
People were making their own traditions. Forgetting the “perfect Christmas” script. Staying home. Cooking badly. Watching Die Hard without irony. Sending voice notes instead of cards. people needed absurdity. By 2022
That’s Gonzo Xmas.
I remember the isolation. The silence. The way the wrapping paper sounded like a thunderclap in an empty room. We were survivors of a shipwreck, clinging to the driftwood of Normalcy, waiting for a rescue boat that just kept circling. clinging to the driftwood of Normalcy