antikszine manifesto
We are not just a collective of people, but creatives with a mission to to raise awareness about the ever-collapsing zeitgeist of feelings towards the internet and its fleeting nature.
Our art and documented thoughts should not be viewed as indisputable truth, but as an open space to learn from one another. An open space for discussion for those who wish to be informed about how to navigate the internet with a stronger sense of self. An archive for thoughts, creations, and masterpieces not weighed down or burdened by an algorithm.
Our archive will always contain the resources that others need in order to be self-sustainable This is in the hopes that we will no longer be reliant on bigger corporations / entities that have a grasp over the ideas of our community and creativity.
As creators, we continue to strive forward with work, because it has always been in our hearts. To deny ourselves of that calling is an act against our true selves; The self that we strive to share through this zine.
In this zine, we see the projects of our dreams to fruition. The catch and release of said projects is all a part of the escape from the samsara that we put ourselves through for the sake of art. To lose this feeling to an apathetic platform that refuses to change would mean the death of our understanding of art.
Archives have many meanings to us, not just the storing of information, records, and documents. They can become games, websites, physical zines, online festivals, artwork, music, and anything that is multimedia in nature. The specificity of these things can range from needle-point accurate, to a broad blast radius. Regardless, it is us in the most authentic form that we can be in.
This is why personal archives are so important to us. To document these important times in our lives, raise awareness, reach milestones together, and uniting all types of artists to create something close to, if not a fully independent entity. This is our goal.
We find ourselves in the microcosm of it all, not separated, but fighting together by chasing ideas and building what the world hasn’t seen yet. Standing tall together for the love of art, media, and more than just “more”.