BLACK BOOK ASSEMBLY
“THE END OF IMITATION”
fifth edition April, 2025
digital release in Naarm
the annual publication starting as “an autonomous gathering around leftist literature and practice” in Hong kong, 2017 (blackbook.page)
with special thanks to this year’s editor Rigby Detournement
our contributions towards this edition begins on the cover;
painted with gouache and watercolour - the untitled piece
is an ode to the quote:
“BEFORE CAPITALISM, HUMANS CREATED - SONG, ART, DANCE, SCULPTURES, POETRY, RITUALS - FOR THE SAKE OF CREATING WITHOUT PRIZE OF ANY CAREER ADVANCEMENT OR INSTITUTIONAL PRESTIGE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.”
-Yumi Sakugawa, 2024
“NASTY EVIL PIG MAN”
the second feature piece is a sketch comic; FUELED by attempts in decolonising the patriarchal system.
“nasty evil pig man” is A mockery towards western capitalistic ideology, enforced expectations, and its unescapable influence.
drawn using graphite pencils on brown stock paper - appropriating “the system”’s standardised lack of effort nor appeal.
the comic features a humanoid pig characterised by its greed for financial wealth. It’s “unprofessional” APPEARANCE in drools, un kept attire & exposed nipple PIERCINGs, revealing it’s true nature.
the comic reads…
“watch out for… nasty evil pig man his name is SHAUN (it usually is)…
*on two recollections within the year, the officer’s names were shaun, of the same make and model
…he’s got a lot to say about right & wrong, in places he deems responsible for. He only speaks in languages you don’t, proclaims he knows everything about you and ‘your folks’ greed and blood gives him a hard on,
look at him slobber.
nasty evil pig man disguises himself amongst us. preaching false prophets, righteous with lies from a figureless scapegoat in the sky. He’s got many friends and followers this man. he owes you what you need and makes you grovel thinking its what you want. He’s a dirty dirty man. He’s a liar and a cheat. Him and ‘his folks’ have built a utopia made of literal shit. clean hands washed by their filth. unashamed. steps on everyone to laugh at.
cries of oppression.
nasty evil pig men cluster at smelly places. staring at while wall, blinded by the self made illusions of prosperity.
one must be dead to enter; masked by smoke and (semen) money.
The line is very long.
- a wet mouth”
