Please Contribute

Abstract

‘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.