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The daily grind of the 9-to-5 can feel like a relentless treadmill, an unending cycle of work that leaves us yearning for the fleeting moments of freedom the weekend promises. Yet, within the walls of this routine, there lies a certain kind of freedom—a chance to redefine what it means to be an artist. The philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once said, "Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does." This existential freedom, the responsibility of choice, is ever-present, even in a cubicle. The weekdays may be filled with tasks and obligations, but the weekends offer a canvas, blank and waiting for creation.

Once, my life was driven by art and poetry, a fervent pursuit of creativity and expression. I dreamed in verse and saw the world through a writer's lens. But reality, with its unyielding demands, ushered me into the structured confines of a corporate world. The transition was unexpected, an unforeseen circumstance that now feels like a betrayal of my younger self. How did I end up here, trading words and art for spreadsheets and deadlines?

As I prepare for another weekend, I find myself embracing a stoic resilience and the pursuit of meaning that tradition speaks of. There is a nobility in this struggle, a quiet heroism in balancing work and passion. Each Friday, as the clock ticks towards freedom, I realize that every hour worked brings me closer to those precious moments of creativity and self-expression. Life may not be the artistic dream I once envisioned, but within the grind lies the opportunity to carve out moments of true, unadulterated freedom. It is within these moments that I reclaim my identity, not just as a worker, but as an artist, and a man determined to find meaning in every aspect of life.

The Naked Accountant spends Saturdays quietly... by Jodie

The Naked Accountant spends Saturdays quietly rehearsing his new art piece. Tentatively titled "interrobang " it makes comment on the existential angst of the over-40 lawn mowing enthusiast and his relationship with non-standard punctuation. The Naked Accountant is certain to recieve government funding.

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. by Olya Ivakina

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Park Monrepo Vyborg

Puscifer (Existential Reckoning Tour 2.0 - Let the Probing Continue) - Maynard James Keenan, Carina Round & Mat Mitchell with Greg Edwards & Gunnar Olsen by Peter Hutchins

Puscifer (Existential Reckoning Tour 2.0 - Let the Probing Continue) @ Warner Theatre, Washington, DC on Friday, November 4, 2022.

Existential Reckoning Tour 2.0 - Let the Probing Continue Setlist:

Intro: Agent Dick Merkin Video (Spam)

Act 1

Bread And Circus

Postulous

Fake Affront

The Underwhelming

Grey Area

Theorem

Upgrade

Agent Dick Merkin Video (Celebrity Clone)

Act 2

Apocalyptical

The Remedy

Personal Prometheus

Momma Sed (Versatile Mix)

Horizons

The Humbling River (Nagual Del Judith Mix)

Intermission

Agent Dick Merkin Video (Afflictions)

Act 3

Bullet Train To Iowa

Man Overboard

Flippant

Conditions Of My Parole

Bedlamite

Outro: Agent Dick Merkin Video (Tour Announcement)

BK Read: the Existential Cowboy by Ed Siemienkowicz

Photos by Chris Neseman

galeriebesuche.... by andrea linss

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C/O Berlin is opening SHOOT! . Existential Photography tonight at 7 p.m. at the Postfuhramt, Oranienburgerstrasse 35/36.

You are all cordially invited to join us and find out about the peculiar fascination of fairground shooting galleries: making a target of one’s own ego, or—for the price of a picture—succumbing to the temptation of staging a duel with yourself as the opponent.

C/O Berlin, 4.Februar 2011

www.co-berlin.info/index.php

Felix Hoffmann, Kurator der C/O

Clemens Cheroux, Kurator für Fotografie am Centre Pompidou, Paris

Ausstellung

SHOOT! . Fotografie existentiell

5. Februar bis 27. März 2011

Eröffnung Freitag, 4. Februar 2011, 19 Uhr

Yulia Holodnikova (Tavria National University): City as an Existential Interface by ikus / Doing Culture

CHRIS BOYLE: CINEMA ONE-MAN GEEK SHOW @ChrisBoyle11 made his debut @GMFringe 2015 by GM FRINGE

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CHRIS BOYLE: CINEMA ONE-MAN GEEK SHOW

Wednesday 15 July and Thursday 16 July, 2015

King’s Arms Theatre, 11 Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN

A debut show with a wry observational eye and plenty of big laughs, Cinema One-Man Geek Show is one man's hilarious struggle to reconcile his existential angst through the last great taboo of the 21st century ... going to the cinema on your own. STAND-UP COMEDY

WANT TO PERFORM AT GREATER MANCHESTER FRINGE?

Greater Manchester Comedy Festival 1-10 November 2015

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival 1-31 July 2016

Register online: www.greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk

Email: gmfringe@gmail.com

Midtown Existential by 3rdTiger

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Outside the Big Top: an existential Pie crisis by Mustafa Beg

a question at the cafe by Spinkitty2k

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If hot apple cider that's topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce is served in a beer stein, and drunk while the drinker is giving you the dead eyes, is it still a girly drink??

Tech's Immediate and Existential Threat to Humanity by Aspen Institute Public Programs