I first came across this poetic essay by the controversial anarchist philosopher Peter Lamborn Wilson – more widely known as Hakim Bey, author of the TAZ theory among many other provocative ideas – sometime in the early ’90s. I lost track of it over the years and only recently rediscovered the text, which (faint bell) … Read more“The Runaway Child”
The Cordite Poetry Review offers 13 collage artworks by Australian artist Deborah Kelly, in connection with her queer insurrectionary science fiction climate change religion known as CREATION: “The religion proceeds from a text I commissioned from artist SJ Norman called the Liturgy of the Saprophyte, and some of these artworks were made as part of calling-into-being … Read more“13 Artworks by Deborah Kelly”
Click here to read the full review by Finnish scholar Essi Mäkelä: Since their basis of practice is not a historical writing or tradition/ritual that has been followed for hundreds of years, for many new religious movements it might be hard to see themselves as belonging to the category, while at the same time they … Read more“Poetic Faiths Vol. I” Reviewed for the International Journal for the Study of New Religions
Andrew Bolt, host of the conservative Sky News Australia channel, airs his grievances regarding the rival Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s screening of the documentary CREATION: A New Religion on Easter Sunday. Mr. Bolt’s comments are highly reminiscent of various Fox News presenters’ remarks on the Satanic Temple over the past ten years or so, mixing incredulity … Read moreSky News Australia responds to the CREATION documentary
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s new documentary about CREATION, the queer insurrectionary science fiction climate change religion developed by artist Deborah Kelly and her collaborators: Why would you create a new religion? In 2020, Australian artist Deborah Kelly began pondering that question. She was filled with grief over the Black Summer bushfires, and wanted something to believe in. … Read more“CREATION: A New Religion” (2025)
A heads-up that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s documentary about CREATION, the queer insurrectionary science fiction climate change religion developed by artist Deborah Kelly and her collaborators, will soon be available. It’s scheduled for 6.30pm eastern standard time this coming Sunday across Australia and will also be available internationally through the ABC’s youtube channel from Sunday morning (roughly … Read moreUpcoming CREATION documentary
The first volume of the Poetic Faiths interview anthology is now available!
A short documentary on two rural sanctuaries that are part of the Radical Fairie movement.
CHAPEL by [M] Dudeck/RELIGIONVIRUS September 7-9/2023 at Graffiti Gallery was a three day durational performance. [M] Dudeck, PhD, (born in Winnipeg, 1984) is an artist and cultural engineer who invents their own queer religion as art. Their project, called RELIGIONVIRUS, has been performed, exhibited, screened and published in over thirty countries worldwide. Their work as … Read moreCHAPEL by [M] Dudeck