about this book

Breaking Free: Queer Temporality and Collaborative Art is a celebration of collective creativity and self-expression, offering a dynamic fusion of artistic tools to explore—and to queer—identity. This guide offers manuals to stitch, paint, and identify appropriate wear, a script to perform, and stimulating ideas and experiences.

Inspired by Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica and brought to life by queer artist LDB+ (Lieven De Boeck), this manual blends academic insight, artistic practice, and lived experiences. Through stitching, painting, and performing, it invites participants to engage in collaborative art-making while challenging traditional norms.

Highlighting the strength of community, the book offers open-source tools and ideas for creating, activating, and experiencing art in dynamic and transformative ways.

This book was selected by Tique for Objects & Sounds.