secret agency

The Bank of Burning Money, the Alibi Agency, the Casino of Tricks, the Assembly of Real and Other Pirates, the Black Bank, Women of the Seven Seas – secret agency produces situations and institutions that appear to be fictional but then nonetheless withstand the test of reality. The performances of secret agency create another reality rather than confirming the old world in critical gestures. They open escape routes from austerity and take you on a trip with the improbability drive. secret agency creates forums for unheard voices and explores the pleasures of future togetherness. secret agency is working anonymously, transdisciplinarily and internationally. It was founded to use artistic means and resources beyond the accumulation of individual fame. secret agency is an independent label, an open collective and a practical exercise in the „art of being many“.

The Art of Being Many: Towards a New Theory and Practice of Gathering

In 2014, geheimagentur invited assembly makers from real democracy movements to gather for THE ART OF BEING MANY: Over long research periods and during four tumultous days of coming together, we discussed and tried new ways of gathering, that empower the many over the one. Later on we made a book together with Vassilis Tsianos, Martin Schäfer and many others. Now, years later, this book can be downloaded for free: https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-3313-9/the-art-of-being-many