malcriada's room

web articles

a place to organize essays and other writing that i may look back on. the following might contain opinions i do not agree with, but nevertheless may provide some insight into my own beliefs

july

can ecosystems malfunction? (2026) by john drake

tags: science, ecology, philosphy, environmentalism

manifestos for the future (2010) by han ulrich obrist

tags: art essay, art history, art theory, contemporary art, modern art, manifesto

notes: we discussed the distinctions between contemporary and modern art many times during my art history bachelors. the topics of manifestos were fleeting discussions in my classes, but certainly were impactful on the art canon.

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"being small" (2026) by tom wooldridge

tags: childhood, power dynamics, psychoanalysis, family

notes: parents are big. children are small. and that causes a power imbalance. i deeply resonated with the article. we learn to cope with our parents' own coping mechanisms from their childhood. if i were to have a child, i deeply fear they would have to warp themselves to accomadate my own childhood insecurities. this is one reason why i do not want to have children. wooldridge thankfully has some hope for resolving this trauma.

june

"on envy (the curiously feminine sin) in sex work and beyond" (2025) by maidenfed

tags: envy, art world, sex work, personal essay