more than can be described
more than a box to check off
not alone
navigators
animals
thoughtful
paritcipants
curious in learning and growth
part of the community
temporary collaborators, but also permanent collaborators (in an interdependent world)
willing
in solidarity
making worlds
find pleasure
make mistakes
break patterns
create resilience
probe contradictions
inspire others
learn
process trauma
celebrate
are self-aware
create ourselves anew
feel the world more clearly
imagine worlds & selves otherwise
queer prior understandings of the world
challenging dependencies << i am curious on expanding on this to think through different kinds of dependencies
finding pleasure
remembering who we are before we were colonized
building the worlds we want to see
valuing maintenance and care
creating community spaces in the present & visions of the future where everyone is valued
the establishment of art or creativity as insular or monolithic entities
our impacts (versus our intentions?)
narrow conceptions about the meaning of technology
white supremacy as a technology
seeing corporate practices infiltrate our own behaviors
burnout and survival
the tension in technological dependencies
democracy, consensus and access in virtual spaces
language that excludes
making art driven by validation and digestibility
To simplify the story
to think within binaries and ultimatums
To let metrics guide our decisions or values
to collaborate with empire
for profit to be bae
to be extractive
to prioritize digital experiences over physical ones
to let these psychopaths destroy the earth
a world where wages aren't a determining factor for the value of your role or practice
to love! to make art that loves the world & other people & ourselves
to teach people how to love
to experience a very happy earth experience
to be in community with each other (at least it seems by showing up here!)
to try out ideas and see if they fit
to honor
to learn and grow as artists and individuals
to embrace the difference and abnormal
to be taken seriously
to grow our conception of ourselves
getting consent from the people we are inspired by & use data from, relational instead of extractive processes
sharing our knowledge + resources
remaining open to feedback
remaining open to the influence of others
holding space for all voices
letting our inner children take the wheel
admitting mistakes, being gentle with ourselves
maintenance and care
accessibility AND nuance/complexity (the slash respresents extra complexity, lol)
inviting new faces and ways of thinking into our spaces and practices
working with not for