paul b preciado - body as political + editable; identity as something you actively construct
adrian cavarero - the self is relational; identity emerges through others and storytelling
bataille - excess, taboo, and breaking limits; self pushed beyond control
artaud - raw expression and bodily intensity; rejection of structured identity
yoko ono - instruction-based art; simple actions that reshape perception and self
lacan - the self is fragmented and shaped by language and desire
kathy acker - identity as collage; rewriting the self through appropriation
warhol on boredom - repetition and surface; identity formed through monotony
fake andy warhol - imitation and simulation; identity as copy of a copy
annette kuhn - memory and identity as constructed narratives
trinh t minh-ha - disruption of fixed meaning; resisting clear identity
chris marker - memory, time, and image; self as archive
lisa robertson - poetic language shaping reality and subjectivity
mcluhan narcissisus (stanford art video project) - media as extension of self; identity shaped by interface
sophie robinson (author) - fragmented, emotional language; self as expressive field
gregory ulcer - digital identity and internet-era subjectivity
rilke - introspection and inner transformation; becoming through reflection
jonas mekas - diaristic filmmaking; everyday life as identity construction
pasolini - politics, body, and society shaping identity
peter greenaway - structured visual systems; identity through composition and design
amphetamine sulphate (whitehouse) - extremity and discomfort; pushing the limits of experience
hito steyerl - digital images, power, and circulation; identity mediated by media systems
scott barry kaufman psychology guests - modern self-development and psychological frameworks
wet canvas - raw, sensory, and immersive emotional textures
mad in america podcast - critique of psychiatry; questioning how minds are defined and controlled
time duration: maurice blanchot - time as endless and suspended; self dissolves in duration and waiting
lyotard - rejection of grand narratives; identity as fragmented and multiple
ponge - attention to objects and language; meaning built through close observation
agnes heller - everyday life as site of meaning; self shaped through daily practices
shuji terayama - surreal, theatrical identity; self as performance and illusion
voice/error - glitches and distortion; identity revealed through breakdown and noise
melanie klein - inner emotional worlds; self formed through early relationships and conflict
ettinger - matrixial subjectivity; identity formed through connection, not separation
halberstam - alternative ways of living and being; resisting normative identity paths
guattari - collective and fluid subjectivity; self as networked and constantly shifting
anne carson - poetic fragmentation and intellect; identity expressed through hybrid language
boredom/surveillance - repetition and observation; the self becomes visible, monitored, and shaped through being watched
mulvey - the gaze structures identity; how we are seen shapes how we become
kaja silverman - identity formed through representation and image; the self emerges in visual systems
ariella azoulay - the political life of images; identity shaped through collective viewing and witnessing
harun farocki (invisible systems) - hidden technological systems shape behaviour; the self is guided by unseen structures
valie export (exposure/dissolution) - the body made public; identity destabilised through exposure and confrontation
CAConrad - ritual-based writing and lived practice; the self transformed through poetic action and presence
zach blas - digital identity and biometric politics; the self shaped through resistance to surveillance systems
KATHY GOES to haiti - performative persona and narrative fiction; identity as constructed and role-played
camille roy - queer experimental writing; identity as fluid, relational, and socially embedded
lisa gorton - poetic perception and language; self formed through attention and articulation
edouard leve - self-documentation and conceptual autobiography; identity as constructed through acts of recording
mindfulness (h. stein) - awareness and observation of inner states; self shaped through attention practices
rosi braidotti - posthuman subjectivity; the self as non-fixed, interconnected, and beyond the individual
brian massumi - affect and intensity; the self shaped through pre-conscious feeling and movement
timothy morton - ecological entanglement; the self as interconnected with all systems and environments
giorgio agamben - potentiality and bare life; the self defined through states of control, exclusion, and possibility