In the Spring of 2021 Caleb and Paul met in good fortune - Caleb did a remote-reading for Paul from his Boyfriend.dick Tarot Deck - and that fall they met in person in Los Angeles for a series shoots, hangs, parties and kickbacks that birthed the inspiration and content for this zine. In the Spring of 2022 the duo met up again to create a series of cut-up collages with Caleb's meme archive and BTS content revealing a frame of reference beyond Paul's studio photographs, with the idea that a zine would be the final output.
Paul presented a capsule project of photographs from their shoot in the exhibition "D.R.M.P." at 55 Walker St / Bortolami Gallery, in May - June of 2022. Starring Caleb with his iconic hair and tattoos, neither subject's face could be seen except through the iPhone screen that pointed suggestively to content that was already circulating through social media and other intimate channels. If you knew, you knew.
D.R.M.P. X B.F.D. was designed in collaboration with Juan Pablo Rahal.
Published January 2024
Copyright Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Caleb Kruzel
50 Pages, Saddle-Stitched
Printed on Mohawk EDD Opaque Smooth and TC Digital Gloss
Printed in Pasadena, CA.