Manifesto by Christian Jensen
Global Eyes
To see from the perspective of the stars; often when we speak of where we are from, we may refer to our ethnical origin. This sense of home, particularly in Aotearoa, can be different from the home you are born in and the home you live in. With global eyes we find ourselves with three different types of homes. In some languages, particularly in cultures that are ingrained in exploraton and travel, there are three different words for home. In this way, the word home, the greater sense of home, our global home, can be rooted into many countries, across cultures and between land. Aotearoa has an amazing and unique diversity, which is a defining character of this land we call home.
Global Feet
To walk guided by the stars; it is not just through working together within our fields of expertise, but through collaboration across genres and specialised skills, that we can get our global feet on and break the barriers of isolation. This is regarding the word global as an opposite to specialised. Through layering an idea out in all available medium we can create a full body of work that not only reflects the idea it is unravelling but also reflects our contemporary artforms and society.
Global Voice
To speak from the perspective of constellations; apathy and isolation are the biggest enemies to our voice. It is only audible, beyond our own inner circles and private functions, when we gather in groups and make a stand for a thought or an idea. Once you have built a platform for the voices to stand on though, it grows exponentially. It grows into object art, visual art and music which accompanies the words, expressed through theatrical body language. The voice riddles the thought, grows branches on the idea, for the visual and physical medium to solidify into symbols. This is an image of the process we go through, in this cycle which keeps growing and moving dynamically. This book is only the start of a cycle which will keep moving as long as the voices have their eyes and feet. It welcomes you as a voice to carry its beat and pulse.