Stolen Broadcast and Urban Listening
I would like to share two powerful animations that were created anonymously by a couple of underground artists. The main creative force behind them is an individual who is deeply involved in grass-roots environmental and political action. As a Christian anarchist he has a powerful and incisive critique of the institutional church. Yet it is no armchair assault. Rather he has dedicated himself to actively supporting individuals and groups committed to positively transforming society from the ground up. In his dislike of celebrity culture (particularly of the religious kind) he has no interest in building a personal platform and so remains in the shadows.
In a world where, to quote Kierkegaard, leadership so often reflects the tyrant (the one who leads from their ego) it is rare to find leaders who are martyrs (who have laid down their ego and are driven by something greater). Today Banksy remains one of the few successful artists who has renounced the fame game in the very midst of his fame (indeed, it is not Banksy’s actual work that is his greatest challenge to society -the market has swallowed it up and made it desirable to those it critiques- but rather the fact that he has remained out of the spotlight).
If you like them then pass them on…
October 1st, 2009 at 7:02 am
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by dtrigueros and Lurch Kimded. Lurch Kimded said: RT @PeterRollins: Two great animations. Pass them on… http://bit.ly/4Iooa [...]
October 1st, 2009 at 7:17 am
I like this very much. I’ll post and pass it on.
October 1st, 2009 at 9:24 am
I just learned of this network through friends who are posting the broadcasts on Facebook. I plan to keep “tuned in.”
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:43 am
Are these the only ones available at the time or is the beginning of a series of films?
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Awesome, I loooove stuff like this!
October 2nd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
[...] and links that I’ve found interesting the past couple days. First up, a couple videos that Peter Rollins put on his blog a couple days ago. I’ve wrote about some of Pete’s stuff on here a [...]