This piece was made specifically for the Sackners and was a gift from the artist and is one half of a companion work made for Norma and Allan Wilson who introduced us to Lina Weiss. Both works were exhibited in the Art Center Gallery on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach along with the performance of the poem. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The image accompanying this poem is an abstraction of a barge (on the Cayuga river flowing through Cleveland) with musical notes eminating from its foghorn. The poem refers to the fact that the river caught on fire because of heavy pollution near the time the poem was written. The title of the poem is "the foghorns of the barges" and reads, sing to me mournful - sing to me mad - sing to me mist and magic - and everyone else as the city sneaks out of the haze - we laugh and throw firecrackers at it." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Janus Head was assembled with original material received through 1980. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In this catalogue, a John Cage (1986) mesostic poem in homage to Ori is reproduced. Ori uses music staves as background for his visual images. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

For this exhibition Ori, envisioned a "virtual concert" from images of his work. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.