On Failure

Lumumba, Pooh Shiesty and the Failure of Action

As recited off the dome at Still Moving, May 3rds 2026, following a screening of Johan Grimonprez’s Soundtrack to a Coup d’État.

[Untitled — large group of Congolese children with Harris], Congo Free State, c. 1898–1905. Courtesy Anti-Slavery International / Panos Pictures

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