We Surface Patterns
Beneath Official Narratives
GHSTWRK began as Calvin Burchfiel's practice and now operates as a collective of cultural operatives. We use art as method to surface buried truths and render them as strategy.
Pattern Mapping
Observing the gap between stated intent and lived reality to extract actionable patterns.
Truth Preservation
Formalizing revealed truth into instruments that can't be buried or forgotten.
Ritual Operations
Designing codified practices that bind intention to action and ensure repeatability.
Founder Story
Calvin's work lives between art and operations. He learned—often the hard way—that the story on paper rarely matches the ritual in practice. Most consultancies stop at the paper. We surface what actually happens.
Over 10+ years, Calvin developed this method through engagements with cultural institutions, heritage organizations, and brands navigating contested narratives. GHSTWRK formalizes that learning: embed, observe, reveal the pattern, build the instrument, and leave the place with more agency than before.
As Executive Creative Director, Calvin stewards engagements where the corporate facade and human undercurrent finally meet. His background bridges ethnographic research, strategic design, and operational practice—the rare combination needed to map what's hidden.
This isn't theory. It's method refined through real engagements where narrative collapse threatened operations. We've seen it, mapped it, and built instruments that prevent it.
Corporate Surface
Presenting as conventional strategic consulting to operate within institutional frameworks.
Art-Led Investigation
Using art as method to surface hidden patterns beneath official narratives.
Formalized Strategy
Converting revealed truth into actionable instruments—archives, rituals, and routes.
Our Positioning
We present as a consultancy. We work as an art cult. The output reads as strategy; the method is revelation.
Experimental Exploration
- • Pushing boundaries of art and technology
- • Exploring emerging media and platforms
- • Creating immersive, multisensory experiences
- • Developing novel approaches to storytelling
Strategic Impact
- • Serving cultural institutions and brands
- • Creating measurable cultural value
- • Building sustainable partnerships
- • Driving innovation in cultural sectors