🫒✨The Nexialist #0197euterpians | melancholic blue | after image | naked attraction | piss in amsterdam | pinchó | disease | they want to be me
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hey, you! i hope this e-mail finds you well! last thursday, i felt so accomplished and had such a beautiful day that i need to share it here. on top of tn#196 and the good place podcast, i also had my second participation at floatvibes newsletter, one of my favorites: i wrote (in portuguese) about anti-woke, corp-core and penis aesthetics (all topics seen here before, but there i took a deeper dive). for the past months, i’ve also been working on the flaccid manifesto, and last week, the focus was on (re)naturalizing nudity. there were so many things being published on the same day where i talk about things close to my heart, so i think i was feeling quite vulnerable and couragerous at the same time, and the support makes me feel like it’s worth it. to top it off, we had a relaxing poly outing to sauna deco with juan and andrea, a beautiful art deco sauna in amsterdam. everything just falling into place. for today, expect lots of videos and music, with a dance piece, a naked dating show, a melancholic drag queen and pissing the night away in amsterdam. enjoy! 🫀✨ 1 year ago » ☠️✨The Nexialist #0145 : medusa deluxe | the fall of the house of usher | an apocalyptic meditation on doomscrolling | dance of poison | warmer climate, spicier food | hooked on opium | green colonialism | gaza, explained 2 years ago » 🛼✨The Nexialist #0093 : Lula wins | left and right | tribal traps & how to argue | why you are lonely | love, hatred, danger | you are beautiful | tocar você | no more regrets | seasonal change | cultural production 3 years ago » 🤞✨The Nexialist #0043 : 2030 or 2050? | Lo-Tek: A New Mythology of Technology | Spiritual Disco | Gods Of The Disco | HOMUNCULUS | Unstuck in Time | Mugler | Neo-Surf 🪈euterpians
last weekend, i went to see leineroebana’s euterpians at the international theatre in amsterdam as they are touring in the netherlands. full disclosure: my boyfriend andrea is one of the dancers in this piece. euterpe “was one of the muses in greek mythology, presiding over music. in late classical times, she was named muse of lyric poetry. she has been called "giver of delight" by ancient poets.” leineroebana took that feminine energy of art music and deconstructed/translated into music and performance.
i loved the way they went beyond the obvious, taking references from different centuries and incorporating elements not traditionally assigned to feminine stereotypes, like chaos and control. my brain is used to following a linear narrative, and with this piece, i felt challenged to disconnect from that and enjoy the feelings it evoked. brainsparks: antigone in the amazon (tn#122) 🔵melancholic blue last weekend, the clocks went back an hour, and now it’s getting dark before 6pm (by the winter solstice the sun sets at 4:30pm in amsterdam). needless to say, for my brazilian blood, this is the worst part of this season, as it can get quite gloomy. this is a perfect soundtrack for that, reminding us that there can still be beauty in melancholy and sadness. ivana wonder made me cry with this tune and this video (thank you Dimas Henkes for sharing). i saw ivana live, maybe 7-8 years ago in a bar in são paulo, and i got chills back then, as she manages to condense the atmosphere around her. now the world gets to see her, and this visual deserves full screen and attention. i don’t get why such incredible artistry doesn’t even have 1k views even after a month of lauching, maybe it’s because it’s about sadness.
👁️after image thank you, juan, for this one! this question has been in my mind since my childhood. sometimes i would be lying in bed looking at my bedroom ceiling, blinking, and wondering how those effects happen (and if everyone had it like me). it turns out even scientists are still not quite sure, but this video has some interesting findings. also, it’s fascinating how the positive and negative after images are usually the swapped opposite colors in the color wheel. the animations are also a joy to watch. brainsparks: pupil diversity (tn#134), thid eye(lid), eye floaters (tn#26) 🍑naked attraction since naked attraction came out in 2016 i was obsessed with it (but only got to see a couple of pirated episodes). i talked about it in my first newsletter ever which was all about nudity (nusleder) — it got deleted without notice by tinyletter because of nudity. now there are a few seasons available on hbo plus (and surprisingly on youtube) and i’m catching up. i’ve been noticing i always watch it with a smile on my face, so i need to write about it. despite the inherent cruelty of dating shows (competition, eliminations and just the whole tackyness of it), there is so much to love about it, and here are my takes:
brainsparks: how to feel better naked (tn#79), getting over rejection (tn#146), naked by marina abramovic (tn#167), bff nude portraits (tn#79), classic nudes (tn#30) ❌piss in amsterdam i’ve talked about the plaskrul (tn#90) before, but hoog made a whole video about these charming (but stinking) public urinals of amsterdam. it’s amazing how such a simple urban feature exposes the sexism in city planning (once a woman got fined for using the urinals, and not only did not pay but sued the city for not providing public toilets for women). the video shows the old version with its unique golden ration design and history, but also includes the new fascinating retractable designs. brainsparks: heterotopia, plaskrul (tn#90) 🚬pinchó thank you françois for this one. such a delicious tune from argentina. for some reason it transported me to early 2000s, to a snowboarding game i used to play on playstation, ssx. it also made me think of chumbawamba’s tubthumping, connecting perfectly with the “pissing the night away” from the dutch pissoars above. brainspark: artist imperfection (tn#38) 🦠disease mother monster has returned with her freaky shtick and we love it. of course, people online are already trying to find meaning in her video: is each different gaga a different era? she knows how to work symbologies and her monsters. 🫒they want to be me as myss keta’s unofficial ambassador i need to share her new release. it’s the first time i see her mouth (assuming it’s her on the video), since she’s always wearing couture masks. what also caught my attention is the making fun of fast fashion, or a “shein bitch.” fast-fashion shaming, i guess. see you next week, euterpians 🫀✨❓Wait, what is a Nexialist?🔎If you want to see what I’ve already posted, visit the archive and use the search engine. Even I do that a lot.💌I want to know what you think/who you are! Your feedback is highly appreciated; you can e-mail me or fill in this short survey. Thank you! 🙏🏻🔌Let’s Collab?I truly believe innovation comes from bringing improbable areas together, and that’s why I called this project The Nexialist. Some sectors are known to be self-referencing and hermetic. Sometimes, teams are on autopilot mode, focused on the daily grind, which hinders innovation. As a Nexialist, I like to burst these bubbles, bringing references from different areas, and maintaining teams inspired and connected to the Zeitgeist. I offer inspiration sessions called Brainsparks, creative desk research (Zeitgeist Boost), Plug’n’Play deals for workshops and sprints, and other bespoke formats. If you want to know more about this, send me an e-mail with your challenge(s) and we can figure something out together. Check out my website and some work I’ve done below: You're currently a free subscriber to The Nexialist. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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