On Voices

Note: A version of this essay was presented in the form of a lecture entitled 'Voicing the Voiceless' at Conjuring Creativity conference on contemporary art and the esoteric, which took place in London on the 15th and 16th March 2025. “‘Misereatur vestry omnipotens deus, et, dismissis peccatis vestris…’The words issued light as a soap bubble… Continue reading On Voices

On ‘The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology’

“The problem for us is not whether our desires are satisfied or not. The problem is how do we know what we desire? There is nothing spontaneous, nothing natural about human desires. Our desires are artificial - we have to be taught to desire. Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn't give you what… Continue reading On ‘The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology’