Gurt is a character I created in 2022, originally as a VHS store employee meant to promote another release that never came to fruition. Instead of abandoning the character, I expanded Gurt’s story using elements drawn from people I’ve known and my own experiences, eventually building a narrative in which he is discovered at a Meta event in Miami and selected to become the star of a digital art collection.
Gotta Get Gurt became a series of digital trading cards featuring twelve rarity tiers. A burn mechanic reduced the collection to 812 pieces, allowing collectors to combine cards to create higher-tier Boss cards in the Big Boss Burn collection, which included twelve variants totaling 127 pieces.
After the 2023 release and burn event, Gurt expanded into a short-lived talk show where he explored art and his fictional past jobs. The project concluded with a fully produced studio finale and later a live version of the show in Lisbon accompanied by new video work.