Like Monty Cantsin, Karen Eliot and Luther Blissett, Michael K. is a nom de plume that anyone is welcome to use for an artistic endeavour. These multiple identies are a situationist inspired antic that are also practised by the Mail Art community and Neoist conceptual artist and author Stewart Home.

In particular the use of the Michael K. identity has konnections with The KLF. Michael K. first appeared in the KLF mythos in connection with The White Room movie and myth.