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artistic creation as an ecological practice

For those who are blessed by not knowing what the cozy web means, it is a term used to describe the group chats and similar gate-kept spaces we use to communicate online while we are hiding from all the trolls and extremists who, assumingly, have taken over the internet.

The phrase "here and elsewhere" is used to convey that something is true or happening not only in the present location but also in other, unspecified locations.

In mapping constellations across the night sky, the ancients created a skyward citation practice. When seeking reminders, consultation, or solace, the stories that sustained their lives were ever-present, at most a few hours away from visibility and ready to be referenced. As the Earth spun and the constellations shifted, astrologers developed a tr... See more

I understand that as filmmakers we are also producers and laborers (per Benjamin’s Author as Producer ), and as such, I aim to weaponize my filmmaking skillsets against capitalism. As Benjamin noted: “[the] apparatus is better, the more consumers it is able to turn into producers-that is, readers or spectators into collaborators.”

I am interested in handcrafted filmmaking and exploring the ways in which experimental and handcrafted animations make labor visible, aesthetically gesturing towards the workers behind their production.

The ultimate, hidden truth of the internet is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.” Maybe we should stop publishing essays encouraging companies and people to divest from the open web and instead show how they could contribute to a rich and sprawling public internet.

In her poem “NewSpeakers,” Gloria Anzaldua proclaims We don’t want to be / Stars but parts / of constellations . Living now in a time of heightened disparity and manifold global atrocities being committed across political factions, Gloria’s proclamation resists the oppressive systems that thrive on individualism, isolation, division, and scarcity. ... See more

Madison Liddle goes by “TherapyRaveGirl” on TikTok, where she’s building a platform not just around raving as therapy, but on how to have therapeutic experiences on the dance floor, heal trauma through dancing, and be a healthier raver and partier overall.