Poster design for a Poem Manifesto, visualizing the outcomes of Rob Blake’s Manifesto Writing Workshop at Ellipsis Open School, 2019.

Twenty-nine (and not one more) axioms to live by

Poster design for a Poem Manifesto, visualizing the outcomes of Rob Blake’s Manifesto Writing Workshop at Ellipsis Open School, 2019.

The poster presents the results of the workshop – a collective writing exercise that resulted in twenty-nine axioms, reflections, and collages – each expressing the dreams and desires of the group.

These axioms, as disparate as they are absurd, serve as a record not only of collective aspirations but also of shared anxieties and fears. Grammatical, spelling, and semantic errors were intentionally preserved; after all, English – the language that connects us – is not native to all participants. The manifesto, almost poetic in nature, stands as a written testimony to our longing for connection, belonging, and presence, while also affirming the values that unite us: political, environmental, economic, and social.

Type   Graphic design
Year   2022
Print   Offset print
Format   420×594 mm

Collectively written by:  Rob Blake, James Cornish, Louisa Elderton, Eva Gonçalves, GeoVanna Gonzalez, Najja Moon, Miki Kadokura, Indiana Lawrence, Zoe Minikes, Patrick Sandefur, Antonio Uve