Metasemics by Moan Lisa (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

[De Villo Sloan]

Mail art by IUOMA member Moan Lisa (Iowa City, Iowa, USA)

April 24, 2015 - I have received two missives from Moan Lisa (aka Maria Morisot) referencing asemics. I can tell you Moan Lisa was a member of the Martha Stuart School of Asemic Wallpaper. Moan Lisa engaged very actively in highly theoretical discussions concerning the nature of asemics. I will tell you I believe Moan Lisa (Maria Morisot) has highly complex theories concerning asemics that diverge considerably from mainstream Asemia or what I have named The Asemically Correct.

To go further would involve interpretation and even judgments involving Moan’s theories. I do not want to go that far. However, I will suggest that what Moan Lisa has so kindly sent me should, among other perspectives, be considered – even if briefly – as theoretical statements concerning asemic writing even if you do not view them as asemic writing proper. Thus, I can consider them metasemic: asemics about asemics. her the work is asemic, about asemics or in actuality has no connection to asemics is a decision I leave squarely with you. I will not quibble with your choice. I will ask you, though, for a moment, to consider asemics.

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The second envelope is even more compelling, I think:

Many thanks to Moan Lisa/Maria Morisot for enriching the asemic conversation.

[De Villo Sloan]

I agree, Thomas. Moan has a very unconventional view of what is and isn't asemic. I think they are both very interesting pieces.

[Mail Art News]

The postcard is good minimalism.