BIO:“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved… the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars...”
- Jack Kerouac, On the Road
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This blog has been a lot of things for me. It has always been an extension of my personality and interests, but more concretely it is a tool for inquiry and expression. here i have explored a wide range of issues: from politics, critical theory, human evolution, fringe cultures, and ecological science, to depth psychology, architecture, art and popular culture – with all sorts of confessions, carnival events and mutant encounters in between. recently my more "intellectual" interests having migrated over to a new group site/blog/project called Synthetic_Zero, where you will find me collaborating on the possibilities inherent in post-nihilist praxis. even so, Archive Fire will continue to function as a space for collecting, exploration, rough drafting, and personal reflection rather than as an outlet or platform for my research and para-academic ventures. i believe the divergence in focus between the two sites affords more opportunity for expression, collaboration and experimentation.
as for who i am, well, i'm no one special. i don't hold a nifty job in a discourse factory, and don't get paid to pontificate the wonders of the cosmos and write books about it. i am an anthropologist by disposition and training, but earn money working for people who wear expensive suits and get to make big decisions about other people's access to health resources and education. the pay is good and i get to contribute to projects focused squarely on cultivating healthy communities and human flourishing - so not a bad gig overall. when i'm not making money to feed the capitalist machine you'll find me involved in some sort of political agitation or existential experiment.
You can also contact me and/or check out what I'm up to on the twitter: @BrightAbyss
comments & questions are always welcome
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8 comments:
I like your poetic-theoretical conception of the monster and would like to read more--is it finished or in process?
You are back! This is good. I like reading the things you post.
thanks Steck!
i'm glad i have one reader out there...
Actually this blog is not really designed for readership, but rather for me to collect ideas and try out lines of thought - on the way to getting the book finished.
after the book is out, it will become much more readerly - focused on expansion of the ideas in the book, and tracking the subsequent RESISTANCE ACTIONS (protests, demonstrations, performances, etc) that are part of the overall Projekt.
The book, the blog, the strategic actions and the (coming) youtube channel are all part of an attempt to make a SMALL impact - mostly locally - on the culture.
m-
Why "Projekt"? Auf Deutsch, refrence, or new signifier?
Zog,
Definitely a new signifier.
The alternative spelling reminds me that much of what I do is not just a blog project, expression or intellectual undertaking in the traditional sense, but also a self-becoming (overcoming?), and an ongoing cognitive and material process that has no defined objective other than wild experimentation and development.
A ‘project’ has an objective, a goal; but a projekt actually refuses objectives - despite its practical and strategic nature - and is radically oriented towards many kinds of exploration.
at least for me.
M,
What does public health and community development specialist mean?
Cheers,
A
@standinawe
it means that i earn money as a technocrat. i'm a consultant working within public healthcare and public education - trying to make clinics, hospitals, and schools places that actually promote human flourishing.
i do applied "ethnography", capacity analysis, and program development for public non-profit organizations.
it is rewarding and i get paid really well to do it.
Thanks for dropping by and leaving your nice words!
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