Manifest Installation
While the performances of Minoru Manifesto were one-time only events, I'm very happy that the Richmond Manifests: Self & City scroll, created from dozens of Richmond citizens and the beautiful hand lettering of Martin Reisle ( Mr. Scripsit ), is currently on display at the Brighouse Library. If you can't visit the scroll in person, read on for photos and details, and check out this lovely article in the Richmond News. Over the life of this project I gathered " mini manifests " on Self and City from visitors to the Chapel, at pop-up events, walks, board meetings, and during creation rehearsals for the Minoru Manifesto performance. I knew from very early on that I wanted to work with a calligrapher in some way, though I wasn't quite sure how, and in the last month of the project it dawned on me that creating a giant, collective manifest would be perfect. Luckily I had been corresponding with Martin over several months and even more lucky, his schedule al
