DOEprojekts Discusses "Manifest O" with ManifeStation, a manifesto writing project
ManifeStation
was performed by Anaïs Duplan, Kione Kochi, and Danielle Freiman, as part of UtopiaSchool, hosted by Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY, October 2014
ManifeStation: Question
1 -- Who are you? What are your
interests and passions?
DOEprojekts: We are
DOEprojekts, a socially-engaged art practice, led by Deborah Adams Doering and
Glenn N. Doering. Our interests and passions include exploring cultural
Coreforms (Zero, One, Hyphen, Tilde, Period) and Keywords as a platform to invite the public (John
DOE, Jane DOE) to participate in experiences/interactions and artifacts/object-making
that move us toward greater awareness. We are interested in experiences and
artifacts that move us toward the common good.
ManifeStation: Question
2 -- What is the topic of the manifesto you are requesting?
DOEprojekts: We invite
ManifeStation to collaborate with us, re-introducing and refining DOEprojekt’s
previous “Manifest O” in 2012.
DOEprojekts “Manifest O” 2012
DOEprojekts
first participatory “Manifest O” is a large 9’ x 21’ (2,7 x 6,4 meter) embroidered
tapestry featuring Coreforms. “Manifest O” was first displayed at the
Amtsgericht in Kassel, Germany in 2012.
Our partners and collaborators 2012 are listed at the end of an essay
about our “Just Us at Work” art action.
Our main
partner in the creation of the “Manifest O” was the Keiskamma Art Project (KAP),
South Africa.
We were
pleased to participate in ManifeStation on Saturday, October 18, 2014 and look
forward to your project’s contribution (to be published in a future blog
entry).
ManifeStation:
Question 3 -- What do you want this manifesto to accomplish?
DOEprojekts: The
purpose of our current “Manifest O” in 2014-2015 is to re-introduce and
re-affirm our intentions. If we had to choose only one word to summarize “Manifest
O” it would be the cultural Keyword “Movements.” DOEprojekt's cultural Coreforms are: Zero, One,
Hyphen, Tilde, Period. (Circle, Horizontal and Vertical lines, Swash, and
Point). These forms are united – and, in fact, may be seen as a single form –
through movement(s).
ManifeStation:
Question 4 -- What are your hopes and fears?
DOEprojekts: Our hopes:
continuing community connections, creating experiences and artifacts that serve
the artistic cultural common good. Our fears include: stagnation
(non-movement), isolation, ignorance, ennui, and disinterest.
ManifeStation:
Question 5 -- Are there other manifestos that you really like?
DOEprojekts: We
appreciate manifestos that move us – Thomas More’s Utopia would be an example. (Utopia is a Keyword).
ManifeStation:
Question 6 -- Do you already have a manifesto that you would like to share?
DOEprojekts: Our first “Manifest
O” is mentioned above, and we have shared that with you -- something to be
considered as we re-introduce and refine our “Manifest O” for 2014 and beyond.
Other
resources given to ManifeStation:
