001: Recursive Trust Systems; Something New in Ink (and Governance and Futures too) A prototype for the aesthetics of belief in post-truth institutions. This is not from NGV. It is an image I made to test something: Can a fake artwork tell the truth better than a real institution can? We live in a time where aesthetics decide what we trust—before fact or credential. My work—across art, strategy, design and product—lives in that space: Between fiction and systems. Between strategy and simulation. This is the first post to openly acknowledge that thread running through the body of my work. I will be publishing more of my research and innovations moving forward. I am open to consulting, co-creating, or speaking about design, strategy and systems thinking in the age of AI. In the meantime, stay tuned for a new flash series inspired by asemic writing—an aesthetic form that simulates language while recursively undoing its meaning. #MelbourneArt #MelbourneArtist #AustralianArt #Spe...