Manifesto

If we had the chance to have a Gallery that works to combine the interests, to the best of its abilities, of the maker, seller and buyer then this might be the rough sketch of its manifesto, declaration of intent etc.

                                                    Manifesto

Given that any entity of an economic nature has to survive and grow within the framework of an existing system, be it capitalist, socialist or otherwise, and to ensure its continued existence then its foremost activity must be efficiency. Efficiency of purpose, direction and ability.

Given also that the economic activity is an Art Gallery then the constituent parts are maker, seller and buyer and that this combination should be regarded as a gestalt and as such each part be equal to the others in it's ability to strengthen the overall entity.


The best way to ensure that makers, sellers and buyers combine to be as efficient as they can is to ensure that each part of the system is allowed the room to move to be all it can be; no potentials are un-regarded or stifled to the supposed benefit of any other part of the system. This efficiency of potential then also requires that new growth be sheltered by old growth and the two aware of their roles in co-existence.

To enable the exchange between parts to be as efficient  as possible the moral and ethical structure that exists between parties must always hold fair play, respect and trust as uppermost. Therefore the existence of pragmatism is always preceded by idealism.

Growth of the entity, as a whole, must always be with regard to the whole and care given that no part should expand without due regard to other parts of the system.

Also consideration must be made to understand that though the entity might stand alone the fact is that it exists in competition with similar entities within a much bigger system of economic activity. This means that the same rules of due respect and acceptance that are maintained within the entity should also be maintained outside the entity and towards other entities so that a core of honesty, integrity and care is allowed to grow outwards.

Of ultimate importance is a belief in the ability to understand oneself through action and that models of activity grown to acceptance as common are not neccessarily the boundaries of that activity. They are merely the modes that have come to be accepted through the definition of action as it stands. Understanding core actions, with greater regard to potential, then allows that those boundaries of activity can be widened and though this may come to be regarded, by outsiders as a form of treason this is merely the inertia within the overall system making itself known.

Inertia is within all systems and is there to slow, and therefore control, growth to accepted levels but when the inertia stifles growth then it is obvious it must be freed as energy; transformed to potential and linked to the core activity to ensure growth is in symbiotic accord with abilities.

Growth stifled by inertia but transformed to potential is mutation. Mutations occur for the overall benefit of any system and are there to allow the system to avoid stagnation by co-dependency which is a toxicity built up by an over abundance of inertia. If this toxicity is allowed to build up the system loses it's  validity within the overall system of economic activity but while being detrimental it also allows the potential of mutation to re-balance the system and bring forth new growth.

An overly toxic system will see mutation as a threat and act to enforce inertia upon potential but outwardly the potential is seen for what it really is, new growth, and this potential shall be welcomed and rewarded by increased activity from without which in-turn mutates to invite communication for mutually beneficent outcomes.

Therefore this Gallery shall do it's utmost, with due regard to overall balance, to grow all it's constituent parts, being an amalgamation (integrally beneficent) of intents and abilities by maker, seller and buyer, to their greatest potential under a moral framework of mutual trust, respect and commitment to having all be all they can be.

The gallery shall also see all its constituent abilities in the light of their potential and strive to grow those abilities with due consideration of nurturing strengthening and making free those abilities to nurture, strengthen and free the foundation of mutual trust,respect and commitment that the whole of all parts may be greater than the sum.

Gestalt, therefore, is a recognition and acceptance of potential as an equal measure in and of itself. Gestalt is quantifiable.