Ariel Riveros Pavez
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Poetry: Summer is A-comin' In by Ariel Riveros
I praise god and then the tractor and then the efficacy of logistics and then truckin’ (and singlets) and then mechanics. And then time chains and plush interiors. We are at Versailles, bubbly at your end and snuff at mine.… Continue reading
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A Consumer Critique of a Medical Model by Ariel Riveros
Medical Model assessment stuff. Obviously to the psychologist and social worker there are normative and ethical issues around behaviourism and the medical gaze. Predictive risk management capturing domains of chaos mapping and time series nonlinear analysis. Markov chains and “damp”… Continue reading
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CTO #3: Let's Slip Into Something More Comfortable
There’s a story on Medical Xpress about how narcissism helps stave off stress and depression. Alongside anxiety these are now safe words to exchange in our political economy. Obviously I’m going to proffer a gambit of making the entire DSM… Continue reading
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Informal Theory: Flaneur-bot Observations
U Update thanks to my international FB philosopher and artist friends I’ll preface this with an observation on the work of Badiou by Laruelle. Laruelle sees that Badiou creates an aristocracy of continental philosopher-mathematicians. “Those without geometry are free to… Continue reading
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Fact Checking When Hearing Voices "Ireland Was Blue"
Heard voice: Ireland was blue Google result: In fact, blue is believed to have been associated with Ireland before green was. Henry the VIII claimed to be king of Ireland in the 16th century, and his flag at that point… Continue reading
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Informal Theory: Forget Mad
I subscribe to Mad in America. They recently promoted something called Social Psychiatry. It’s basically sociology, some eco principles, some medical anthropology. I am personally sickened at the biggest publication of the mad movement getting compromised. Obviously money is involved… Continue reading
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Informal Theory: Temporal Retrosynthesis as maintenant
Update thanks to my international FB philosopher and artist friends. “Clinical schizophrenics are POWs from the future” – Nick Land I’ll preface this with an observation on the work of Badiou by Laruelle. Laruelle sees that Badiou creates an aristocracy… Continue reading
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Poem: Situation on a Grand Final Weekend
Fuck I love this country. Sporting goods on third. So we’ll get my mate Craig who lives in Dural And is not averse to driving cars through brick walls usually picking up debt. On an idyllic grand final Fussball of… Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: Dwelling and Abode
Many years ago I’d read a work by marginal beat writer describing a meeting place by a river furnished with colourful sofas, lamp stands, bunting and makeshift tables. This arrangement is common in some country towns. Any philosophical threat of… Continue reading
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Informal Theory: Pop Psychology and the profiled writes back
Mindfulness. Self-awareness. The CBT “screen” visualisation exercise for intrusive thoughts. The mirror to one’s own theatre/self. The reflective thoughtform. The pedestrian “social filter.” Repression. Struggling liminal states. Basically, there are two actors in these network type scenarios of the self… Continue reading