As we rarely write letters any longer, and so much correspondence, even those that we consider “private” still have the tinge of the public sphere surrounding them, will the biography ever be the same again? What stories will we tell ourselves of our shared pasts and unique historical moments when, so much of it, was written under the influence of low-dose narcissism?

· Resident Weirdo· ∞

Sitting in the shop and thinking about the various ways that Beyond Repair, as a project and not simply a site, needs to utilize publication to move ideas around a neighborhood. For one, when thinking about publication, it’s important to be light on your feet.

Publication, within these circumstances can be both object and / or action, noun and / or verb. Publication acts as the tool to move ideas around. This could mean a book, a zine, a parade, or a protest.

Lasting publications serve the publics they wish to energize and purposely avoid formalism for the sake of promoting agency.

· Resident Weirdo· ∞