Paul K Saunders

Collector #21

THIS IS NOT A BLUEPRINT #1 : By process of invitation : By Process of Invitation

In late 2022, a handful of artists, scientists, movement builders, musicians, and democratic innovators came together to explore making a future based on care and freedom. The process we've called Hard Art began.

This series shows how it all started, the frameworks we're using to collaborate, and how it's going.

Collector #93

The Post-Individual (Open Edition): First Edition

An exploration of individuality after the internet

The Post-Individual Open Edition

Includes:

— The Post Individual essay

— An audio recording by the author

— A video introduction

— Research notes, early drafts, and slides

Collector #142

Book of Hours: An Artist's Book for the Anthropocene: First Edition

BOOK of HOURS is a free 236-page PDF intended to be viewed in 2-page format on a handheld digital device. Taking the idea of the medieval prayer book into the virtual age, it provides light but also underscores our vast separation from the natural and spiritual worlds.

Collector #243

Introducing Hard Art: First Edition

We are a cultural collective of artists, activists, and scientists standing in solidarity in the face of climate and democratic collapse. We’re starting a new creative movement. Join us.

Collector #3

Mailbox postcards: First Edition

Set of ten outrageously colorful postcards featuring photos of mailboxes.

Collector #45

Introducing Metalabel: First Edition

Collect the original essay, ideas, and research that inspired Metalabel, including:

— Unpublished research and thinking from May 2021 — The initial manifesto, first published in February 2022 — Further research, first published in October 2022

Preserved and collectible as a new media archive for the first time

Collector #119

After the Creator Economy : First Edition

Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years?

"After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online.

Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine

Collector #176

On Making a Living as an Artist (Digital Edition): First Edition

In 2018, The Creative Independent published our first zine, featuring the emotional and practical wisdom of Philip Glass, Yumna Al-Arashi, Taja Cheek, and others on how to make a living as an artist. This is a digital edition of that work.