MANIFESTO
We are all Curious Souls. We come into this world convinced of its worthiness, with innate wonder and instinctive hope, and with a boundless will to ask. We burn to dream and to live. This child in us is not innocence; we are not estranged from it in our desire to understand intangible knowledges, to touch one another. Curiosity is the first water of human endeavor and collective meaning, wonderfully muddied with the abundance of all our possible worlds. We do not lose this curiosity, we simply forget; society makes us forget. Let us remember!
creating art, relationships, spaces, change~ molding our future
We are not atoms, nor producers and consumers of so-called value, nor commodities which we must market, nor bundles of clock time to sell piecemeal to the highest bidder. We are not divisible or individual from each other or the whole of things. We defy our loneliness and disavow the idea that our most significant relations are ones of competition and want. We are the simple souls that make up our world, and we dream of a future in good hands, where we know our systems are designed for the care of humans and the living planet.
The stories beyond our own– what can we learn from listening?
We embrace collectivity, multivocality and partial authorship; we look for ways to collaborate and socialize, in the flesh, digitally, with food, with birds, laughing, building, altogether. Guided by our childlike wonder, we dedicate ourselves to sharing knowledge with no goal other than following and fostering intellectual curiosity, unapologetically sharing ideas and taking up space so that others feel inspired to do the same.
You could call it a playdate.
Everything can be learned and everything can be taught. So, what are we being taught and what do we need to collectively learn?
We are on the cusp of something, and we don’t know what it is.
knowledge and curiosity are somewhat fundamental pillars or even “purposes” of existence to navigate the storms of the absurd,
We are artists, researchers, performers, writers, coders, singers, students, dancers, poets, essayists, gardeners, lyricists, [and more]. We push one another to try different paths, encourage a more diverse way of living and thinking, and shift perspectives towards the hopeful, imaginative, and compassionate. We announce that we will diagnose what actions and activism the world needs and invite change. Yes, we are unflinching and unabashed optimists, generating utopian hopes in a critical sphere. With humor and determination, we wrestle with the conventional, the formal, the normal, in trial and in error experimenting with tools for resistance. Art and music emotionally move us; we share our humanity and pain. What else can move us and connect us? Ask with us: how can we produce an innovative reality, in which the means of creation rests in our hands? What can we do to take autonomy over our own time and our choice of life?
ask questions without judgement,
We denounce all projects of capital and empire, and demand the democratization of knowledge, technology, and art forms. With the history of our species [time depth] in fullest view, debated and contested, we honor the peoples and neglected truths that exist in the invisible. Committed to decentralizing humans and de-westernizing our thoughts and processes, we value the other worlds that have many stories to be told, in which we can convene.
Dismantle consumerism dismantle influencer-ism dismantle instagram and tik tok brain rot doom scrolling
It is imperative that we expand knowledge production and understanding beyond the regimented cells of universities and disciplines, creating a space for connection outside of one’s day-to-day field of study or chosen career to continually expand our minds and worldviews. We must interrupt the atomization of our selves and our ideas. Our weapon of choice is heterogenous unity: there will be no algorithm to silo us. We must gather and share what we are learning in diverse spaces, dedicated to finding interdisciplinarity and fundamental motives between all fields of inquiry and experimenting with language and knowledge processes. We contend that a space for learning must be a space in which any creative thought, epiphany, or production is welcomed for debate. Research is art and activism, and we will not have anything less than wholehearted mistakes, genuine interest, deep listening and honest growth, regardless of experience or qualification. We do research because we have stakes in it; because it is personal. It is not meant to be locked in the prisons of jargon. Let us speak to understand!
No rules, just bring, present, and share art with no rules, expectations, or common themes, just what you are willing to show the world,
We are already intertwined with our creations: our world is a technological one. It is imperative that we inhabit the range of possible spaces, physical and digital, in which our togetherness can generate transformation. Give us abundance: newsletters, activism, live performance, videography, ethnography, public domain conversation, abstract art, online blogs, junk galleries, discussions, speak! We bring our bodies into movement with digital technologies, to share and produce media, to experiment with ideas and realities, to humanize and rehumanize.
I don’t wanna see chatgpt :( I wanna read people’s writing, not strive for perfection or uniformity but communicating your own inner voice and thoughts,
Souls, who care to see and think and feel together: engage in the now, think about the future. What is it you see? What is it you think? What possibilities emerge with our souls together? How can we create a world we dream of? In the end, what can we hope for if not working together now and forever? So let us acknowledge, evoke, hope, dream, share, sing, laugh, cry!
Many, many voices!! Learning to embrace contradiction and open debate,
We are here to have discourse in a non-institutionalized way where people can come together and share ideas, as we have always done before. Lastly, firstly, ultimately, let us sit around a table and have some tea. Bring your dogs, bring your cats, bring your siblings, bring your friends, bring your neighbor, bring your mom. What is it that you actually think about and care for? What can we learn? What can you teach us?
Curious Souls
a collective for asking the important questions
to create a space for thought and we work together to orchestrate projects that people care to spend time working on…. “What is it you love? What do you need? How can we dream together?”
Work together to create physical and digital spaces for broader universal conversations–sharing of stories and thoughts.
We are all curious souls…
What are you curious about? Asking you to (1) look inward and also (2) around you at the fellow curious souls. Who are you? What do you think?
[Creating a community that values and prioritizes that, it makes it that much easier to learn and chase your heart]
Creating Spaces that Facilitates genuine curiosity, creating a collective/culture of people who are curious, values listening to your passions…. As we all seek and need to be heard. Why is it that we feel the social barrier that limits our ability to actually dream together? Aren’t we the future?
Be as you are… no need to push yourself ,, Just be in the moment and be as you are and be present in the way you need to. NO social obligation to be or act or dress or be a certain way.