^{THE BLUE INDEX is a reaction, a safe space, a yearning for indeterminate power

swaying in between

residing within

emptied from

seeping through

split existences, instances

the blue index – a symbol for [fake]democracy in the Middle East and surrounding Third worlds

– the physical act of plunging your index in blue ink and voting.

That democracy is most often bought, managed, and delusional.}

^{A US performer}

^[diplomat]

^{holding a pot of ink in front of his audience

[the ever-so invaded],}

^{asking whether they would like to know how this}

^{[the ink? Democracy?]}

^works.

^{the blue index}

^{hopes to give}^{you a sense}^of

^independen^{ce, not}

^{in-dependence.}

^{A repetition of that no}

^a
^no^{to perception management.

a no to reality distortion.

a no to the oversimplified JPEG.

a no to the beautiful pretence.}

^{a non ELEKTROPOLITIK reality.}

^{But we will whisper, and not shout.

[now you see it, now you don’t]

We will re-create Corneille’s L’illusion Comique with invisible power.

The unexpected is more powerful – a fast train over a tranquil view.}

^{hopes to give}^{you a sense}^of

^independen^{ce, not}

^{in-dependence.}

^{A repetition of that no}

^{a non ELEKTROPOLITIK reality.}

^{But we will whisper, and not shout.

[now you see it, now you don’t]

We will re-create Corneille’s L’illusion Comique with invisible power.

The unexpected is more powerful – a fast train over a tranquil view.}

_{wherever you may wish to go –}

_{to the blue line,}

_{the green line,}

_{725 5th Ave,}

_{or your local grocery store.}

hopes to give you a sense of independence, not

in-dependence.

A repetition of that no

a non ELEKTROPOLITIK reality.

But we will whisper, and not shout. [now you see it, now you don’t] We will re-create Corneille’s L’illusion Comique with invisible power. The unexpected is more powerful – a fast train over a tranquil view.

wherever you may wish to go –

to the blue line,

the green line,

725 5th Ave,

or your local grocery store.

^{hopes to give}^{you a sense}^of

^independen^{ce, not}

^{in-dependence.}

^{A repetition of that no}

^{a non ELEKTROPOLITIK reality.}

^{But we will whisper, and not shout.

[now you see it, now you don’t]

We will re-create Corneille’s L’illusion Comique with invisible power.

The unexpected is more powerful – a fast train over a tranquil view.}

_{wherever you may wish to go –}

_{to the blue line,}

_{the green line,}

_{725 5th Ave,}

_{or your local grocery store.}