Explicitly—or not—protocols determine much of what we do. Far exceeding traditional notions of “good manners,” protocols are systems of language that regulate how we relate to each other, to our cultural, social, and political environments, and to the technologies that create them.
The first publication to critically examine protocols across a wide range of disciplines, As for Protocols brings together contributions by twenty-four international artists, writers, scholars, musicians, architects, and scientists who explore protocols across various fields, foregrounding opportunities for creating new protocols that are inclusive and equitable.
Through essays, artworks, interviews, and scores, the book speaks to protocols as practice—neither conventional mannerisms nor abstract concepts, but material processes, relational affinities, shared responsibilities, and mutual care.
SCORE FOR AN UNRELIABLE NARRATOR
Raven Chacon
You are a storyteller and may be one of the following:
A: You have a past, but you remember it with more detail than you should. And these details cannot be stopped by time. They have become a tradition.
B: You have a past that you don’t believe suits you. You are willing to delete anything that shares the real story with you. There are no taboos.
C: You have no past. Either you have forgotten it or it was erased from you. You are piecing together the rest of the story from the information of others and you have placed yourself inside. This is your protocol.
D: You want to have no past, because it is as meaningless as the future. Yet you are inspired by a linear chaos of the universe. There are no rules.
Enact all of these prompts, at least one when taking a break from this book.
If you are not any of these types of storyteller, become one.
Surtil : 