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Category Archives: Poiesis
La rage de Keny Arkana
In celebration of the rebel music and poetry of Keny Arkana … La lutte ne suffit pas. Il faut pouvoir créer quelque chose de nouveau. Je te parle d’autogestion et de révolution des mentalités pour accéder au bonheur. Parce que c’est … Continue reading
The freedom of curves: Oscar Niemeyer
POEMA DA CURVA Não é o ângulo reto que me atrai,Nem a linha reta, dura, inflexível criada pelo o homem.O que me atrai é a curva livre e sensual.A curva que encontro no curso sinuoso dos nossos rios,nas nuvens do … Continue reading
A poetry of love and freedom: Antonio Gamoneda
Life is a mistake, tells us the Spanish poet Antonio Gamoneda, but it is worth it. “Because … in this error we find things like friendship, esthetic pleasure, love … Life is ephemeral, it is in part absurd – going … Continue reading
Agustín García Calvo: His passing and his presence
Agustín García Calvo died this last Thursday, the 1st of November. He was poet, dramaturge, essayist, translator, philosopher; a man of many faces, an anarchist. For those whom he touched, he will be missed. But having created so much, part … Continue reading
Valtónyc: In solidarity
The Mallorcan singer/poet Valtonyc was arrested for “incitment to violence” and “offense to the crown”. Released after some hours, this seemigly absurd act by spanish national police is not without its reasons. In solidarity …
The anti-worlds of communism: John Holloway
From the The Guardian, a video series that reflects on worlds beyond capitalism. The first is an animation to the words of John Holloway …
The fear of chalk: Alex Shaefer
The artist Alex Schaefer has recently put to the test the limits of freedom of expression, limits revealed to be all too present. The prohibition on chalking and the violence used against it (Occupy LA) however show far more than … Continue reading
The Poetic Imagery of Yiannis Biliris
… a photograph is not only an image, an interpretation of the real; it is also a trace, something directly stenciled off the real … Susan Sontag The photography and video of Yiannis Bilris of the protests/insurrection … Continue reading
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The Poetry and Music of Pablo Hasél
When we write or when we read, it is easy to forget that the beginning is not the word, but the scream. Faced with the mutilation of human lives by capitalism, a scream of sadness, a scream of horror, a … Continue reading
The resistance of bodies: The photography of Antoine d’Agata
Le désir demeure en nous comme un défi au monde même qui lui dérobe infiniment son objet. Georges Bataille … to take a photograph is to participate in another person’s mortality, vulnerability, mutability. precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt. Susan Sontag … Continue reading →