ambient sound

By Daniele Giampà, 12 November, 2014
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TheCoevas Strumentist di Parole is an group of authors or, as they define themselves, a literary band which created an interactive novel called TheCoevasIo interattivo (TheCoevas I interactive). The novel which was published in 2011 on the blog of the authors is accompanied by a medium-length documentary and is also published in form of printed book. Another characteristic of the novel is the variety of the online versions: iWork Apple, Powerpoint and pdf. As they explain in the interview, the project as a whole is conceived as an experiment of different ways of expressions and the work of writing is similar to the musical composition of a band. The very freedom of creativity is granted to the readers who can choose various audio-visual effects and narrative paths following their emotional and individual choices according to the demands of extemporaneity.

Abstract (in original language)

TheCoevas Strumentisti di Parole è un gruppo di autori o una band letteraria, come si definiscono loro, che ha creato un romanzo interattivo intitolato TheCoevasIo interattivo. Il romanzo che è stato pubblicato nel 2011 sul blog degli autori è accompagnato da un mediometraggio ed è anche stato pubblicato in forma di libro cartaceo. Altra particolarità del romanzo è la varietà delle versioni online: iWork Apple, Powerpoint e pdf. Come spiegano nell’intervista, il progetto nell’insieme è inteso come una sperimentazione di diverse forme espressive e il lavoro di scrittura è simile a una composizione musicale di una band. Questa libertà creativa viene concessa anche ai loro lettori che possono scegliere diversi effetti audio-visivi e percorsi narrativi in base a scelte emotive e individuali secondo le esigenze dell’estemporaneità.

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Oscar Martín Centeno said "the aim of my videoprojections is to impregnate the audience with all the senses". El rumor de los álamos -The Murmur of Poplars- suceeds in reinforcing the poetic meaning with the expressive reading of the author, the relaxing piano music and the image of hands getting together in a liquid atmosphere, like if they were inside of a river in an imaginary forest in a memory or dream (Maya Zalbidea 2014).

Description (in original language)

Oscar Martín Centeno dijo que el objetivo de sus videoproyecciones es el de impregnar de todos los sentidos a la audiencia. El rumor de los párpados lo consigue al reforzar el significado poético con la lectura expresiva del autor, la música relajante del piano y la imagen de las manos uniéndose en un ambiente líquido, como si estuvieran en un río dentro de un bosque imaginario en un recuerdo o un sueño (Maya Zalbidea 2014).

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Author description: The Last Performance [dot org] is a constraint-based collaborative writing, archiving and text-visualization project responding to the theme of lastness in relation to architectural forms, acts of building, a final performance, and the interruption (that becomes the promise) of community. The visual architecture of The Last Performance [dot org] is based on research into "double buildings," a phrase used here to describe spaces that have housed multiple historical identities, with a specific concern for the Hagia Sophia and its varied functions of church, mosque, and museum. The project uses architectural forms as a contextual framework for collaborative authorship. Source texts submitted to the project become raw material for a constantly evolving textual landscape.

I ♥ E-Poetry entry
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Performance of the Last Performance in Bergen
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Performance of the Last Performance in Bergen (visualizations)
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