Tentative list of Ideas that I try to work according to
Not to preach to those that I already agree withNot to do what I think is expected of meMake unruly and troublesome projects that are not confined by media or subjectExpress my politics through how i work, not as a subject that my work is aboutNot to have a personal style or preference, but to follow where “the work” leadsUse sustainable resources and recycled materials whenever possibleProvide the best possible working conditions for those i work withProduce as much as I can myself, to learn from the process, not just the written wordControl the means of production so that a can continue to make economically unsustainable workAddress specific places and people, rather than global abstractionsAcknowledge my personal history, and how it shapes my workBut also admit that each biography is one of an infinite number possible versions of who I might bePractice being critical about theory rather than observing the critical canonMake work that one is able to “think with”, or get confused bySteer away from the dominant discourses and their buzz wordsRemain marginal enough to be relatively free from outside agendasStay close enough to mainstream media, and institutions, to be part of their ongoing discussionsRemain passionately ambivalent, and willing to change my mind