in touch: The Manifesto of Post-Phlegmatism

Reading by Miriam Schmidtke

Sun, 13.9.26, 5.30–6.00 pm Type: Reading Languages: English Location: nGbK Address: Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 11/13, 10178 Berlin Admission: free

The Manifesto of Post-Phlegmatism celebrates apathy and stagnation as a rejection of the oppressive demands of capitalism. It is a meditation on sleep, transforming it from a passive necessity into a political statement. It embraces rest not as a means of recharging for further labor, but as an intentional withdrawal from a system that commodifies human energy. The text draws on sleep as an initiation into a speculative cult of dreamers—a sanctuary for those who seek refuge in the liminal spaces between unconsciousness and the digital ether. Here, sleep becomes a mystical practice and a rebellion against the hyper-surveillance of techno-capitalism.

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