Abstract
ECHO FX MANGA is the rendition of the audiovisual performance ECHO FX by artistic collective DMSTFCTN in the form of a Japanese manga.ECHO FX narrates the events unfolding on the night of the 2016 Brexit referendum, focusing on an unlikely concession made on the night by former trader and face of the Leave EU campaign Nigel Farage: “Remain will edge it…”. Mixing footage of the hedge funds headquartered in London with images generated in response to historical market data, ECHO FX tells a story whose details remain unclear to this day, including the legitimacy of polling companies’ sale of private polls, and whether Farage had any personal dealings in this venture. ECHO FX MANGA is the attempt interpret the original work, translating it into a compelling and disturbing visual novel, in the tradition of post-apocalyptic manga.