WHAT I'VE LEARNT - What I've Learnt

Sep 15, 2023

Beyond Words - Benjamin Syner & Stefan Houghaerts (My Name Is Ink Initiative)

In a distant future, the last human on Earth able to read and write has decided to restore the written word to civilisation. This young girl’s name is Ink, named after the stains of the dark blue liquid that covers her fingers. She lives in a reclusive community in the mountains with no access to technology. After the great revolution, humans abandoned reading and writing, choosing instead to communicate solely through thought. This was enabled thanks to neurotransmitters lodged inside their brains. Humans thrived on this technology as everything went faster. But the price to pay for this techno-utopia was heavy. The growing illiteracy rate robbed them of the ability to communicate complex ideas and deep emotions, erasing their capacity for critical thinking. The leaders of this new world took advantage and started spreading fake news and false truths across the globe to rule as dictators. Unable to discern reality from fiction, society slipped into chaos, mayhem, and was on the brink of collapse. Ink, furious and determined, has decided to lead a small group in revolution to overthrow the overlords, but time is not on their side. A militia put together by the powers in place sets out to burn every last remaining book on Earth… The rest of the story depends on you.... Innovation us the key to change finding new ways to educate expand and engage and this new global literacy campaign is a powerful clever example of creative thinking A collaborative art project for a good cause. Buy your sentence, co-write a book with 5000 people. From strangers to renowned artists. 100% of profit is donated to world literacy foundation! Five thousand sentences will be released to be written by you and four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine other souls. By writing a story all together, My Name Is Ink wants to give you a chance to create an incredible story that could inspire creators across the globe. A book made without any consideration for borders, skin color, education, religious belief or age. *EXQUISIT CORPSE / 180 CHARACTERS* The only guidance you need is found in the previous fifteen sentences. You will be part of a communal writing technique. Limiting your contribution to 180 characters ensures it will be impactful, as critical to the story as the previous sentence and the following one *DIGITAL ART* The project will visually represent your contribution and thank you for bringing awareness to literacy by creating an image of your sentence, a piece of art for you to own, that certifies your participation in the experience and links you to the community of My Name Is Ink. Choose your words wisely as they will influence the whole story and represent the part you played in this amazing experience. *WITH A PURPOSE* My Name Is Ink is a philanthropic initiative that will redistribute 100% of the profits to the World Literacy Foundation fighting illiteracy around the world. As a collective of creatives, we strongly believe that reading and writing are essential tools for human beings to better themselves and realize their true potential. Our ambition is to create a world where the access to reading and writing is not a privilege but a fundamental right Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

28 min