Asemic Writing for Mail-Artists

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Comment by DKeys on March 21, 2011 at 11:29pm

I don't have a source, but I always liked the theory that language was developed as a method to hide true thoughts and feelings as people were too transparent otherwise. I guess haptic asemic synaptic writing is a return to a more intuitive means of communication

Comment by De Villo Sloan on March 21, 2011 at 9:57pm

Oh, I meant it DOESN'T replace anything; it expands it. Thanks for the "Lost and Found Times" info - classics indeed. I feel like a Silly-man (if you know what I mean, wink, wink). falling back on this kind of critical perspective, but I don't know how else to explain "canzone for plywood."

Comment by De Villo Sloan on March 21, 2011 at 9:51pm

Great stuff, all of it - I'm back to "a canzone for plywood." We aren't under the jurisdiction of Sandpo here. No ministries or expulsions, no consensus required for that matter. DK, I'm glad you like the organic photos. I'm personally opening my mind to the idea of found-haptic-asemic writing - I don't know what else to call it. This does replace anything; it expands it. 

 

My personal take on "canzone for plywood" is that it could be read as the human function of creating language. The wood represents words. The sequence of the wood represents syntax. Created in wood and asphalt, they comment on the materiality of language. Do you know what I mean? It's a natural human tendency to arrange things into linguistic structures. It's a human tendency to try to "read" things that naturally or randomly occur in the environment.

 

Remember this is coming from a guy who just cut up his pants and mailed them to an art show.

 

In addition to the more traditional kinds of asemic writing we're seeing here, I'm going to seriously consider the potential and possibilities of what John's posting. I don't think anyone else has done anything like it yet. 

Comment by DKeys on March 21, 2011 at 9:29pm

trying to understand John Bennett's writing once made my head explode. I'm finding these organic photos very soothing John. DVS, destruction is good--it just gets a bad rap

Comment by John M. Bennett on March 21, 2011 at 7:52pm

I

t's actually a canzone for plywood and weathered asphalt in Austin, Texas.   And if you wanna see Lost & Found Times, ir can be found online at

https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/45311

 

OR, you can buy the real thing at:

http://johnmbennett.squarespace.com/lost_and_found_times_word_word/

 

cheers!

john

Comment by De Villo Sloan on March 21, 2011 at 7:43pm

Thanks Bifidus, that's better than I could manage. Did John Bennett edit "Lost and Found Times" or something like that? 

 

"Solo for Violin"? That reminds me. DK - yesterday I cut up a pair of my pants and mailed it to a Fluxus show honoring George Macunias (who wrote the "Solo for Violin"). Guess what the title is? "I cut up my pants for Diane." Of course, I know a lot of Dianes. Oh, and BTW DK, nice asemic piece below.

Comment by DKeys on March 21, 2011 at 5:29pm

asemic crosswords

Comment by Bifidus Jones on March 21, 2011 at 4:31pm

3D Asemic for solo violin and orchestra, I'd say.

Comment by De Villo Sloan on March 21, 2011 at 3:26pm

JMB strikes again. It must be asemic writing, but the cosmos are in disarray. Cheryl She's traveling, damn)? Bruno? Somebody? Woodn't you call this concrete?

Comment by John M. Bennett on March 21, 2011 at 12:54pm

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