At first I denied and then I delayed the responsibility to deliver an important message. I felt like a Jonah inside the fish, but in a comfortable way. (See the artwork “Jonah in the Fish”) . Then accelerating crises have pushed me out of my procrastinating cocoon.
In painting myself as Πετεινοκρατούσα, I assume the role of an oracle ready to declare the Manifesto: “I Accept”.

Manifesto: I Accept

Embracing my Rooster | 2021 | Painting (acrylics & oil pastels on wood | 90 x 90 cm

• I accept and embrace all aspects of reality—not just the spiritual or ideal, but also the animal, the used, and the diminishing.
• I recognize that our functions and wastes are not shameful but necessary—they nourish the cycle of life.
• I believe that love for humanity is not enough; our care must extend to animals, plants, soil, and the global community of life.
• I accept all roles—caregiver, composter, even the respectful consumer of life when needed.
• I witness every phase: birth, flourishing, decline, decomposition, renewal.
• I act: reducing waste, nourishing soil, closing the loop. I begin simply, with a worm bin: turning leftovers into future nourishment.

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🔹 Do you accept?
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