Cless: Collecting as illness, therapy, and religion

Cless has been collecting since he was a kid. Stamps first, then graffiti books, trading cards, fruit stickers, spray cans, skate decks, vinyl figures, tart cards, and more. His house is packed with it all—over 2,000 book titles (10% still sealed), albums in protective sleeves, objects organized and preserved with the care of an archivist.This isn’t just accumulation. It’s how he survived his mother’s illness, how he made it through the pandemic, and how his collage practice took shape. The […] The post Cless: Collecting as illness, therapy, and religion appeared first on The Weird Show.