u n i t o p i a
a part of the verse
in my mouth
in my ear
a part of the universe
in my eye
in my soul
united verses uniques
the universe
as a collective creative imagination
the unitopia
stop the black projects
control of the panopticon
out of our body
of our planet
out in the universe
i met Icarus
co(s)mique destination
poétiques sources
never quit earth
your body
your humanity
in the utopique yet horizon
a new man
for
a new world
Costis, Athens 2018.
Unitopia. Music by Guillaume Loizillon on a poem by Costis.
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How can artistic thinking become a meaningful tool in the midst of a global crisis? What is the role of creativity in reimagining our world when great upheavals create openings for change?
For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, artists, writers, and philosophers responded to times of calamity with manifestos outlining their creative and ideological principles as a means to both break with a disintegrating past and point towards a new future. In this contemporary moment of a global pandemic and ensuant economic fallout, these manifestos from the past take on a new importance as models for how we might define and create our post-COVID world.
Starting May 1st, City Lights and Gray Area brought together artists, actors, performers, writers, and cultural activists to perform both original works and readings of famous artists’ manifestos to construct a collaborative poetic reflection on current sociopolitical, economic, and ecological challenges.
We invited the global creative community to submit their own interpretations of historical manifestos or original takes on the manifesto tradition.
The manifestos were showcased daily on the Gray Area Patch online platform to form a collective community vocabulary for creative intervention during this great 21st-century pandemic.
How can artistic thinking become a meaningful tool in the midst of a global crisis? What is the role of creativity in reimagining our world when great upheavals create openings for change?
For much of the 19th and 20th centuries, artists, writers, and philosophers responded to times of calamity with manifestos outlining their creative and ideological principles as a means to both break with a disintegrating past and point towards a new future. In this contemporary moment of a global pandemic and ensuant economic fallout, these manifestos from the past take on a new importance as models for how we might define and create our post-COVID world.
Starting May 1st, City Lights and Gray Area brought together artists, actors, performers, writers, and cultural activists to perform both original works and readings of famous artists’ manifestos to construct a collaborative poetic reflection on current sociopolitical, economic, and ecological challenges.
We invited the global creative community to submit their own interpretations of historical manifestos or original takes on the manifesto tradition.
The manifestos were showcased daily on the Gray Area Patch online platform to form a collective community vocabulary for creative intervention during this great 21st-century pandemic.
