Where Fine-Art Photography, AI-Driven Music, and Healing Collide
I’m Christopher Wheeler — a Southern California fine-art photographer and AI‑collaborated music artist. My work lives at the intersection of urban exploration, architecture, and personal resilience, transforming gritty cityscapes and inner chaos into gallery‑ready prints and immersive soundscapes.
Every photograph, every song, is a step in my healing journey with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) — and an invitation for you to see the beauty in places and stories most overlooked.
Through urban decay and architecture, I capture forgotten tunnels, abandoned buildings, and hidden corners of the city — finding light where others see ruin. These images become museum‑quality giclée prints, designed for collectors, galleries, and anyone who values art born from raw truth.
My music — created in collaboration with AI — turns inner dialogue into sound. These tracks, paired with my photographs, create multi‑sensory exhibitions that fuse story, sound, and image into something unforgettable.
I live with DID — a survival mechanism forged in childhood trauma and often misunderstood by the world. My art exists to destigmatize this condition and give voice to those hidden in plain sight. Through my series The Chair Movement and songs like Not Today, I’m turning personal battles into creative statements of hope and resilience.
An immersive video performance by Fotobudz
This is more than a song—it’s an up-close testament to living with Dissociative Identity Disorder, co-created with AI as my creative partner. From raw, layered vocals to minimalist, haunting instrumentals and kinetic visuals, every element reflects the tension between isolation and emergence.
In Hidden in Plain Sight, I treat fractured voices not as metaphor, but as embodied selves stepping into sound. The recurring motif of the empty chair becomes a silent anchor for unseen presences, while subtle shifts in rhythm trace the arc of dissociation toward co‑consciousness. Each spectral echo and whispered lyric opens a door into the hidden halls of memory, turning deeply personal pain into collective catharsis.
By bringing DID into the frame—through sound, image, and story—this is my attempt to shine a light on a disorder too often dismissed or sensationalized. Crafted by my hands and guided by my alters, rendered through AI vision, and bodied into film, Hidden in Plain Sight is a vivid act of reclamation. It’s my story, shared—you won’t need to look hard to feel it.
“FotoBudz” isn’t just a song—it’s my story, captured in every beat and frame.
I walked the streets of Downtown San Diego with my camera in hand, chasing the raw energy of the city after dark. Neon lights, echoes of footsteps, and the quiet corners of forgotten alleys became the backdrop for this chapter of my journey.
I survived a childhood shaped by trauma and abuse. Photography gave me the first language to process it—capturing architecture, decay, and hidden beauty in places most overlooked. Music, especially hip-hop, gave me the second: a voice. Now, with AI as my collaborator, I’ve merged both worlds—turning pain into art, and survival into sound.
“FotoBudz” is more than music; it’s resilience set to rhythm. Every lyric speaks to my fight with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), every visual frames the strength it takes to keep moving forward.
If you’ve ever felt invisible, unheard, or trapped in silence—this is for you. This is proof that your scars can become your story.
Every empty chair and Urban Decay I photograph represents a survivor’s story waiting to be heard. My mission is simple: educate, destigmatize, and save lives through art.
Be apart of a community where creativity and resilience meet. Follow along on YouTube @fotobudz and my Forging Rhythm page for AI‑collaborated originals — and let’s turn pain into purpose together. For commissions, limited-edition prints, or gallery partnerships, email me to ignite spaces, spark empathy, and honor resilience.
This website is alive — evolving as I heal, create, and grow. Here, you’ll find: Prints & Limited Editions: Fine‑art giclées of urban exploration and architectural photography. Music & Soundscapes: AI‑collaborated tracks that narrate my healing journey. Upcoming Exhibitions & Stories: A window into new work, gallery partnerships, and behind‑the‑scenes insights. Subscribe to unlock early access to prints, exclusive music previews, and a front‑row seat to this unfolding journey.
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