The theoretical work concentrates on a queer feminist critique of the ideology of the genius in the neoliberal ideal of self-realisation. Briefly, I have used texts by Ève Chiapello to investigate the link between an essentialist notion of the genius figure, or more precisely the dominance that emanates from genius claims of uniqueness, and the mechanisms of oppression and discrimination in neoliberal structures. As a consequence, it becomes evident that the narrative of a negative freedom inherent to the genius is a false abstraction of the social and is therefore a stabilising factor for existing relations of domination. Furthermore, an artistic tradition can be justified when it acts as a bridge between critical artistic practice and social criticism. The artistic work connected with this idea forms a resonant space in which I was able to respond to my sense of discomfort together with nine colleagues. I initiated a shared discussion on the specific forms of self-understanding as a professional artist and photographer and invited my counterparts to reflect photographically on their individual performance as artists. A lyrical text was created by making a collage of the fragments of the conversations I had conducted and transcribed.