The mad magic collective

This research considers the nature of art-practice as a means of protest and explores its usefulness as a mechanism of achieving joyful affect by valuing sincere human experience which is not predicted by the marketplace or imposed by external political forces. Central to this research are the ideas of agency, social peace and freedom, which are built on a foundation of critical and artistic expression and rejects those institutions which oppress said ideals. Peripheral concerns include the idea of creativity being intertwined with a type of magical occurrence driven by forces unexplainable and mysterious, which may be demonstrated through aesthetic practices. This research has sought to clarify this notion through practice and reference to some artists and philosophers whose similar concepts have been explored.