‘Please Contribute’ is a participatory collective manifesto born in
response to the socio-political trend towards oversimplifying the
communication of complex concepts. The project chooses to confront this
trend and present the complex as complex – to wilfully celebrate complexity
itself whilst remaining accessible. Combining elements of indexing and
manifesto writing, ‘Please Contribute’ seeks to engage the reader in a
conversation about the society they live in and their relationship to it. This
paper documents and explains the genesis, structure and manifestations of
the project and considers questions around formats of publication and their
implications on audience engagement.
