A Faggot Is a Unit by Padraig Robinson

Have a Nice Day Press is delighted to present A Faggot is a Unit, an artist book by Berlin-based artist, filmmaker, and writer Padraig Robinson. This publication brings together two original screenplays for yet-realized video works by Robinson along with a collection of research material presented as a retrograde calendar.Imagine Prompt:Catfish Monogamy and The Jealousy of Sagittarius A*, bothdeal with contemporary life and creative labor as theyintersect with digital culture and current anxieties regardingAI. In addition, the screenplays are followed by A Faggot isa Unit (Homage to Hanne Darboven), a collection of archivalphotographs, scanned objects and ephemera, as well asstock imagery and graphics from the internet collected byRobinson over the course of seven years (2015–2021). Theimagery further splits the disorienting narratives presented inthe two screenplays to offer a kaleidoscopic and unpredictableway of reading stories while functioning simultaneouslyas visual companion and