JAMIE PERERA_RCA GRAND DESIGN TALK OCT 2024

ManifestX queers the binary of the word “Manifesto”, in non-fixed statements exploring identity in the Capitalocene. It was initiated in “Identity Dialogues”, a series of conversations with Felipe Viveros and Jamie Perera, and extended to artists in activist, queer and ecological communities. ManifestX makes the compelling case for reclaiming identity as a spectrum of manifestations that rebel against colonial categorisation and celebrate interconnectedness through the lens of non, pre, and post form. It is based on the conviction that opening horizons beyond capitalist realism and catastrophism requires rewilding of its toxic imaginary and limited vocabulary. Felipe and Jamie will be publishing further texts and short audio works that expand on the positions of ManifestX.