Gerald Slota and Neil LaBute met by email, hoping to collaborate on a project. Throughout their rough correspondence, the pair hit upon the notion of a series of strange greeting cards, so beginning a journey where LaBute would attempt to strike the deepest and darkest chords of Slota's psyche with his words. LaBute would feed the photographer twisted or sad lines and Slota would take inspiration, scratching out eyes, photocopying faces, and so on. Nothing was taboo or off-limits.

Aperture is pleased to present a limited edition pigment ink print from the series "Because the Darkness Feeds My Soul," a limited edition greeting card set, which coincides with the artist's original intentions for the project.

These were created in conjunction with an article of the same name published in Aperture magazine, issue 196 (Fall 2009).