TAZ
Hakim Bey — The Temporary Autonomous Zone & Immediatism
Hakim Bey has some very twisted opinions about sexuality. His controversial views on the subject have sometimes clouded his most famous work when judged by absolutes.
He romanticizes the outlaw, and the self reliant anarchy of the Pirates Paradise. But, looking past his controversial views, he grapples with an articulate musing on a subject near the heart of The Burn.
The depths of the uncharted waters can be found in Hakim Bey’s writings. His most popular work is TAZ (Temporary Autonomous Zone). He’s a poet and a philosopher, and a romantic for Ontological Anarchy.
But, it’s his idea’s of the TAZ, and PAZ that capture the imagination and offer a door of perception into the self-defined.
To get a real sense of where the aspects of “Participation” and “Interactivity” arise in this cultural paradigm, it’s key to examine “Immediatism” as the core theme to these expressions. We could try and define it, but would only be reiterating Hakim Bey and his poetic verse “Immediatism” (Audio)
It’s easy to Google “Hakim Bey” and read his work for months.
But a more concise and entertaining resource is the recording archive of…
T.A.Z.
by Hakim Bey and Bill Laswell
(http://chaoshacker.org/bey/audio/)
Recorded in 1994 it captures the romantic spirit of the outlaw and pirate’s paradise (a term more understood after listening to these recordings).
Here you will find the above mentioned track for “Immediatism” as well as other great and imaginatively stimulating audio.