The Repression and Rebellion of Libido and Orientations

The first thing I learnt in art was to write a manifesto.

I had never truly looked back at myself - never really understood my desires, the very things that are supposed to drive a life. But through this project, I went through myself, creating a manifesto for the first time to examine and express who I am, and to try to form an identity, both for myself and for a group of people. 

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In mainland China, human sexuality has long been a taboo subject.
The extreme prudishness of Qing dynasty traditions was woven into revolutionary ideologies - anything related to sex, intimacy, or the private realm of the bedroom became unspeakable.
Sex itself is undervalued, constrained, pushed into the shadows, and often stigmatised.
There is no real sex education. People learn from pornography.

Not to mention orientations.
Most queer individuals live behind a mask. Their true selves are hidden beneath a “normal” surface. The social self is disciplined, shaped to fit in.
To connect and to speak out, they’ve developed a special form of coded language under the censorship systems of social media - using homophones and phonetic symbols to avoid being blocked or silenced.
They are present, active, yet officially non-existent.

But sexuality and sexual orientation are both parts of human nature.
One drives how we long; the other shapes who we love.
One ignites instinct; the other anchors identity.
But in environments of control, censorship, and shame, the two are often confused, repressed, or erased altogether.
When buried in silence, they blur, becoming indistinguishable - and both turn into burdens we are taught to carry quietly.

But they should not walk in the dark.
They deserve light.
They deserve language.
They deserve to be seen.

This manifesto begins with a simple urge:
To make visible what is hidden.
To reclaim what is intimate.
To speak what has been silenced.

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LIBIDO IS MY POWER.  

EROS IS MY LIFE INSTINCT.  

SLUT IS MY ID.  

MAKE EVERY DAY A RAVE.  

EVERY MOMENT EUPHORIC.  

BE FLUID.  

BE DELIRIUM.  

SEX IS THE ULTIMATE FORM OF COMMUNICATION.  

MARK IT INTO EXISTENCE.