“Cauleen Smith’s brilliant and psychedelic Volcano Manifesto is equal parts rigorous study and heart-wrenched plea. The Manifesto personifies the Volcano as the Mother, who creates new land unburdened by human history. Smith’s text employs genealogy as a metaphor and tool for the dismantling of capitalism, challenging the anti-Black position that Man holds ownership over Earth. Additionally, the Manifesto is a gathering of voices, as Smith’s text cycles through numerous historical quotations from Trinh T. Minh-ha, W.E.B. Du Bois, Fred Moten, Sylvia Wynter, Sitting Bull, and others.” —Publisher
- Publisher: F Magazine
- City: Houston, Texas
- Dimensions: 17.145 x 10.16 cm
- Cover: Paperback
- Binding: Staple Bound
- Process: Risograph
- Color: Black & White
Designed by Cauleen Smith and brought to the Museum on the occasion of Mines to Caves—on view at the Aspen Art Museum through April 7, 2024.