It is with considerable joy that I can announce the release of TOXIC TEMPLE, the book which I consider the next contribution of what I once what to look back at as my oeuvre. In Toxic Temple, Anna Lerchbaumer and me have embarked more than 4 years ago on "an artistic & philosophical journey into the Toxicity of the Now" and have since then met many contributors and inspirations on the way. We have created musical compositions, sound pieces, video installations, entire exhibitions, performances, lectures and whole philosophies of this speculative religion venerating WASTE as a means of communication with the human after-life. In this wonderful book, we have combined various genres of text, from prayers, poetry to philosophical investigations into plastic eternity, nuclear semiotics, the oceanic undead, the many worlds ending, and so many more topics. We have contributions of authors such as Heather Davis, Sam Hertz, Eben Kirksey, Julia Grillmayr, Elisabeth Felkensteiner, Julietta Aranda and many more. On top of that, the book consists of a stunning collage of exhibition documentation, images specifically made for the book and other graphic experiments. You can find some inside-peeks into the book below. The book is now officially on sale and can be either ordered at any of your local bookshops or directly at the publisher.
Also, we will celebrate two release events:
- on the 8th of May we will have a full afternoon of performative interventions, readings, lectures and concerts around the TOXIC TEMPLE at Hopscotch Reading Room in Berlin
- from the 20th to the 23th of May we will devote an entire holy MESS to the book in Vienna's AIL
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