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La Femme Electrique / Pagiras, Christie ; Knoderer, Daniel., 1988

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Identifier: CC-27420-28465

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Scope and Contents

The text and two drawings of this book were done by Pagiras, the book binding by Knoderer. The title of the book is The Electric Woman: A Little Erotic Tale. Tac. Tic. Tac...Electric woman, With a magnetic smile, Positively your Sssshhhhhhtttttt. Her third resonant eye, Luminous energy, Of electrodes, Fffffhhhhhtttttt. Caustic envelope, At the primary source, Of electronic bosoms, Phphphhhhhtttttt. Electric woman, Your negatively, Sssshhhhhhttttt. At the sundial disc, Stubborn, At the luminous oblivion, Of a dazzling logic, Ffffhhhhhhtttttt. Endothermic nudity, Chemically prisoner, Of a cathode tube, Phphphhhhhtttttt. Put me in gear, With the luminous needles, Of your electroacoustic awakening.Tic. Tac. Tic. Tac...This poem suggests that the woman in this poem has a great deal of inner electric energy which wants to be fleshed into the open. It compliments the sculpture of Miller Levy's "L'homme La femme" in which man is represented by a single on-off switch and woman by a plethora of switches, dials and lights. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1988

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover booklet + pages (letterpress, handmade paper) + 2 drawings (ink, ink colored) (22 pages) in artist bookbinding (dyed leather, electronic components, dials, gold engraving, insulated wire, plastic, unconventionally shaped)) ; 11.5 x 16.5 x 3.5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: Montpellier, France : Pakno. Signed by: Pagiras (b. c. - colophon); Knoderer (b. c. - colophon); Pagiras (l. r. - drawings). Nationality of creator: French. General: 5 copies of 26 total. Proof copy of print, H. C. General: Added by: RED; updated by: AMANDA.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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