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“Inspired by the autistic and infantile energy that sprouts and resists the processes of discipline and control of the body, affect, and sexuality, this manifesto is a theoretical and poetic attempt to do what is done in cartoons: draw a door in the wall of sexual and gender oppression and escape through it.”

After receiving a quote from P. Preciado, a Spanish philosopher and gender theorist, Astrid reached out to me to pen a text for an exhibition showcasing the artworks of Beatrice Marchi, Tanja Nis-Hansen, Frieda Toranzo-Jaeger, and Nylander herself. Initially, Nylander connected with her …