Developed with the support of Akademie Artist in Residency, Hallein (AT)
The Manifesto of Post-Phlegmatism was first published in:
"Sloth" edited by Bernhard Georg Förg and Rüdiger Wassibauer, Verlag Inselgespräche, 2025.
"The Manifesto of Post-Phlegmatism" is a speculative cult that celebrates apathy, stagnation and lethargy in order to reject the oppressive demands of capitalism. From a feminist perspective it embarks on a lucid dream through our hyper-connected post-Internet world to overcome the societal values that equate worth with ceaseless motion. Instead, it proposes sleep as a form of defiance, a conscious withdrawal from systems of exploitation and control. The vision of sleep as a communal, sacred act reframes rest not only as a personal need but as a collective form of liberation.

Concept, Installation & Text: Miriam Schmidtke
Composition & Sounddesign: Albert van Veenendaal
Prepared piano, EBows: Albert van Veenendaal
Theremin: Mieke van Dam
Voice: Marysa Abbas