Composition in U, ink jet print, 41 x 29", 2017
Composition in U, detail, ink jet print, 41 x 29", 2017
Composition in U, detail, ink jet print, 41 x 29", 2017
detail, toxic, 8.5x11", ink jet on paper, 2017
detail, juicy, 8.5x11", ink jet on paper, 2017
detail, pity, 8.5x11", ink jet on paper, 2017
detail, gory, 8.5x11", ink jet on paper, 2017
These incidental poems are produced by crossing the wires between spoken and written language. When read allowed, each poem phonetically spells a word, forcing a dissociation between seeing and listening. Composition in U pushes the logic to an absurd extreme, by beginning with the single letter “U,” the game is as follows: the letter U must be spelled out as it is pronounced "YOU." Following that, the word YOU must be spelled out letter by letter (Y-O-U), producing: "WHY OH YOU." Next comes: "DOUBLE-YOU ATCH WHY OH ATCH WHY OH YOU." Etcetera... The game escalates at an exponential rate, each section always finishing with what seems to be the eternal question: "Why, oh you?"