6x6: Navigating the Midnight CARDS
Emerging from Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, 6x6bySix stands as a philosophy, an unseen pulse between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Here, a circular space holds shadowed waters, inviting all who enter to delve into an undercurrent world—a sanctuary for those who must move outside conventional hours, free from the binding gaze of normative daylight.
At its core, 6x6bySix embraces the philosophy of counter-hegemonic realms, interweaving temporal folds into spaces where the essence of the body, autonomy, and intimacy meet revolutionary possibility. In these after-hours, the rhythm aligns not with the metronome of colonized time but with the depths of ancestral and radical solidarity. This philosophy draws on the raw aesthetics of Caribbean temporalities as examined by thinkers like Wilson Harris, who revealed the vast, nonlinear temporality of Caribbean lifeways, resisting the "predatory coherence" imposed by realism.
Here, the spirit of Bethelgeuse—a spiritual rebel seeking justice, as illustrated in Vodou’s Erzulie Dantor—intertwines with the sacred, protective forces of queer and abolitionist struggle. From H48’s Projektraum in Berlin to Radio Calypso’s waves, 6x6bySix connects sites of freedom, making midnight hours a metaphysical homeland for trans, BIPOC, and intersex souls navigating the waters of exclusion. These currents honor waters not seen on surface maps but felt deeply, aligning with the sacred intimacy of Vodou as a vehicle for both survival and liberation.
In every step into this night, each traveler acknowledges their lineage, honoring an ocean of spirits who, from shadowed edges and moonlit crossings, resisted, adapted, and defined an alternative space—one that promises transformation through communion, autonomy, and the radical promise of freedom. 6x6bySix thus marks the territory not only for the radical present but for ancestral futures that live, rebel, and persist through the unknown depths of midnight waters.