ANTÓNIO MANSO PRETO

22, Antwerp/Porto
video, publication, sculpture, photography, archive, text, research, homoafectiveness, apropriation and loneliness
video, publication, sculpture, photography, archive, text, research, homoafectiveness, apropriation and loneliness




a5 publication on translucid paper, 36pp.
on techniques of mourning, indentity streching, Derek Jarman, resurrection, vampirism, Edith Piaf’s obituary and Jean Cocteau’s response to it.
“Preach,
Teach,
Expound,
Exhort
Performing past the rituals, on the mixing of my own thoughts actions and other people’s thoughts. That is where things begin and end. There’s no space for morphology or identity anymore. Teach the gospel. Baptize. Administer the Sacrament. Visit the members. Ordain others to the Aaronic Priesthood. Assist in missionary work.”
20 copies
on techniques of mourning, indentity streching, Derek Jarman, resurrection, vampirism, Edith Piaf’s obituary and Jean Cocteau’s response to it.
“Preach,
Teach,
Expound,
Exhort
Performing past the rituals, on the mixing of my own thoughts actions and other people’s thoughts. That is where things begin and end. There’s no space for morphology or identity anymore. Teach the gospel. Baptize. Administer the Sacrament. Visit the members. Ordain others to the Aaronic Priesthood. Assist in missionary work.”
20 copies