DADA MANIFESTO
Tristan Tzara & The Cyberpunk Project
in two parts
MONSIEUR AA THE ANTIPHILOSOPHER SENDS US THIS MANIFESTO By Tristan Tzara 22nd May 1920
LONG LIVE THE UNDERTAKERS OF THE COMBINE!
Every act is a
REVOLVER SHOT
- both the insignificant gesture and the decisive moment are attacks (I open the fan of knock-outs for the distillation of the air that separates us) - and with the words put down on paper I enter, solemnly, into myself.
IN THE
SCALP OF
I implant my 60 fingers and brutally shake the curtains, the teeth, the bolts of their joints.
NOTIONS
, T U H IS I OP EN,
, T I P S I
! l u f e r Ca The moment has come when I should tell you I’ve been lying.
If there is a
SYSTEM in the lack of
SYSTEM
– that of my proportions – I never apply it...
IN OTHER WORDS,
I LIE.
I lie when I apply it, I lie when I don’t apply it, I lie when I write that I lie because I do not lie –
e s u a e c v i l e b I have
m f o r o r r i m e h t t
fa
ed y m
r e th
at ccar ever a b n of has ofits e pr r myself ears al h t w fo ne rom o f h iscer n n p ose tow e saxo he v er t o f t o - ch town f - for th ination al copp d ss from el xu me mys assa e of se s drum d u been rose the a h here m .T a he’s courses llagra w like r e race d pe driv car- aves of larm an a e l , the w. and aize m e s gro th tche a m the
EXTERMINATION.
Yes, naturally.
T U B T ’ N S E DO T S I EX
T.
Myself: mixture kitchen theatre Long live the stretcher-bearers of the convocations of ecstasies!
LYING IS ECSTASY
Y–
which lasts longer than a second there is nothing that lasts longer. Idiots brood over the century - they start all over again several centuries later - idiots remain within the circle for ten years - idiots hover over the dial of a year - Myself (an idiot) I stay there for five minutes.
THE CLAIM OF BLOOD
to distribute in my body and my event the accidental colour of the first woman I touched with my eyes in these tentacular times.
T S E R E T T I B THE
D N A B
Y R T I D
oughtne's th itry of o h is in d is to f he ban rase.T e, the little h p t u n o mopho that I the gra an mirage e I um us anti-h yself - beca us m u idic lo like in to be r it e v belie st. ishone and d
But the bankers of
LANGUAGE will always get their little
PERCENTAGE on the discussion
The presence of (at least) one boxer is indispensible for a match - affiliated members of a gang of dadaist assassins have signed a self-protection contract for operations of this sort.
Their Number Is EXTREMELY LIMITED
- the presence of (at least) one singer for a duet, or (at least) one signatory for a receipt, of (at least) one eye for sight, being absolutely indispensible.
Put the photographic plate of the face in the
AC I D BAT H .
S K C O H S E H T
that have sensitized it will become visible and will surprise you.
PUNCH YOURSELF
IN THE FACE
AND
D RO P DEAD.
DI CYBER DADA MAN I FESTO OCTOBER 11, 2003 BY T H E CYBERPU N K PROJ ECT
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( A n ew l i f e awa i t s y o u ) .
GITIZE THE ORLD.
TECHN
D I G ITI Z E TH E WO R LD .
IS SPEEDING AHEAD:
O L O GY
( A n ew l i f e awa i t s y o u ) .
a re y o u fo l l ow i n g t h e i nt eg rat e d golden horizons? Ta k e t e c h n o l o g y a p a r t a n d s e e w h a t i t really is ! Re use eve r yt h i n g ! M ake s c u l pt u re o u t of p o l y st y re n e, computers, plast ic , metal , anyt h i ng ! Become a techno junky. Wea r t e c h n o l o g y ! AN YO N E ca n m ake o r b e a rt . Exh i b it on t he street . Exh i b it on y ou rself. G l ue y ou r piece to A l a n B o n d ’s f r o n t d o o r !
GRAFFITI ARTISTS:
Right of access to all data.
start cyber-tagging.
DON’T be rude: talk to your fax mach i ne. Wo r k t h i n g s o u t f o r y o u r s e l f , go bey ond cu rrent standards a n d va l u es a n d m a ke y o u r ow n . Master computers and y ou wi l l h ave h a c k i n g p owe r ove r ba n k s , g ove r n m e nt s , a n d t h e m i l i t a r y through technology.
PSYC H O DESIGNER
ACTIVE S u bve r s i ve c u lt u res a re start i ng to seep from t he rott e n fo u n d at i o ns of o u r society - cut the ir hydraul ic l ines. C ivi l i zat i on destroys t he wor ld so lets d i g it i ze it a n d save t h e e nt i re h u m a n society on mainframe laser disk.
FOODS
All humans and the junk they prod uce will be sealed i ns i d e a h u g e co m p u t e r.
Yo u r t r u e l i f e a n d a s p i r a t i o n s a re i n h i b i t e d b y t h e weak f l esh of y ou r body - y ou r body is a bu rden . It is simply meat. Wet wa r e c a n e n h a n c e i t . Cyborg implants bring you closer to true ex perience. Jack in to neuro-circuits. Once al l people, obj ects, senses, and ex periences are d i g it i zed onto laser d isk ( with backup cop ies ) t he real wor ld can f i nal ly breat he a si g n of rel ief as man h a s d i sa p p ea re d fo reve r.
INTER FA C E !
He has already tried to create h is ow n e nv i ro n m e nt , n ow t h e p ot e nt i al is here! Organic life is no longer a va l i d l i f e st y l e . Fu l l y s y n t h e s i z e d environments where all physical and e m ot i o n al fee l i n g s ca n b e c h e m i cal l y simulated. Soon it will be possible to i n j ect a b i olog ical computer to prog ram y ou r brai n , extend y ou r life, anything.
FUTURE.
THIS IS YO U R
Yo u a r e y o u r
CONSCIO
USNESS, d o n ’t l et a p h y s i cal ex i st e n c e fool you.
P h y s i cal b o d i es a re n ow s u p e r seded, replace your body with machine and computer components. And become superhuman! Self sufficient society , solar p owe r e d . We c a n n ow ve n t u r e to t he l i m its of t he cosmos b e ca use we a re n ot b o u n d b y earthly d imensi ons. Cybernet i c s d o es n ot d i s c r i m i n at e b y look s, race, d isab i l it ies, sex , species because it is pu re brain to brain commu n icat i on .
rat e n e ter g u p m co
ed
R E B Y C A D
ew The n
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c is
A D A
to rons mr neu nd co u a o y n o n i i s s k e e Jac fre xpr ete e o self. B e compl t tally o n t o be at i munic ase, food, chnoloe e of d is t . Learn t st het ic is e en a i c s i ’ f tury n f e er ma e 20th cen d o M pr gy. r in d e d i n ss a n d ove groun e n . e g in at iv eoris decor art th t n e dulg
DON’T BE AFRAI
ID: LEARN T EC H N OLO G Y :
D O N ’ T BE A F RA I D : B y wea r i n g c i r c u i t r y y o u wi l l represent t he new age. Ta k e e l e c t r o n i c s a p a r t a n d see what they are. Learn electron ic s, computer pro g ram m i ng : t he arts of t he f u t u re. D o n ’t b e i nt i m i d at e d by flashing lights and buzzing , and computers that look l i ke m i c r owave ove n s !
R E T S MA G O L O N H C E T so i t wont beat y ou as i t rapi d l y Te c h n o l o g y c o n t r o l s t h e
GY f i l ls th e worl d. worl d so i f y ou control t ec hnol og y . . . The end of t he wor ld is com i ng , but it is t he beg i n n i ng of a perfect tech no wor ld . STOP revivi ng old cultu res H AV E N E W O N E S ! ! ! T h e y o u t h of t o d a y h ave b e co m e complacent and apathet ic , easily con t ro l l e d b y a d ve rt i s i n g , t h e m e d i a , a n d u ns c r u p u l o us g ove r n m e nt s . L et t h e t o p of h i e ra r c h y kn ow t h at t h e y ca n ’t use t e c h n o l o g y t o co nt ro l us , b u t t h at we a re f u l l y i nt eg rat e d with technology and it is ours.
THE I t ’s t i m e t o i n t e r fa c e w i t h tech nolog y and u nderstand it . K N OW I T p e r s o n a l l y . Get TEC H . out of t he establ ish ment and i nto t he streets. D i ve i n C Y B E RS PAC E w h e r e a l l feel ing s and physical real it ies can be psycho - chem ical ly si mulated .
W
DIGITIZE
WO R LD ! ! !
COME TO TERMS WIT T O D AY ’ S M
DON’T BE AFRAID:
The futu re will come whether y o u l i ke i t o r n ot so b e rea d y for it. PA I N T I N G H AS D I E D A G A I N : stop usi ng pu rely old materials l i ke o i l a n d c a n va s . It w i l l n ot l a st i n a c y b e r wor ld . (WHICH WILL COME WHETHER YO U LI K E I T O R N OT ) .
TH M AT E R I A L S !
E X P O S E YO U R C I R C U I T RY
ART, LIFE, AND THE WORLD
are becoming increasingly meaningless so -------->
CYBER DADA
IS POPULAR CULTURE , IT’S TODAY ’S SOCIETY , AND IT’S FUTURE!