No News, No. 39: Schallhalla, 1997
Scope and Contents
The main feature of this issue was a compact disc recording by Stefan Kurt with selections of music and sound poetry. The disc was produced by Jurgen Olbrich at the No Institute. The melodic music often incorporated street sounds, for example, a travelling, steam locomotive. the 84, 35mm, color transparency slides are labeled and depict landscapes, buildings and scenes of a marketplace somewhere in Africa. The can holding this material is an appropriated Danish cookie can onto which Olbrich has collaged paper, perforated with letters on its lid and side to read, No News 39. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1997
Creator
- Kurt, Stefan, 1959- (Person)
- Olbrich, Jürgen O., 1955- (Editor, Person)
Extent
1 item (1 periodical object) : 1 compact disc + 1 case (plastic) + 1 brochure (folded, 8 pages) + 84 slides (color transparencies) + 1 tape cassette case (plastic toy pieces) + object (screw driver) + box (cardboard, printed) with 28 cards, telephone card, playing card + 1 floppy disc + 1 envelope (paper, cut) with 4 printed cards, all in 1 can (metal, collaged) with a camera attached to the top ; 12 x 19 x 19 cm (can)
Language of Materials
German
Original Sackner Archive Location
shelf sec room 1904
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
Published: Kassel, Germany : Jurgen Olbrich.Signed by: Stefan Kurt (l.r.- brochure).
Processing Information
Added by RED; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
319-335-5921