I’m not particularly interested in religion, but there are some personas, Joan of Arc being one of them, that I will contend eclipse any belief system. I had finally sat down to read through her trial and, while I knew some of the key turns in it, I was amazed by her sheer force of will and fortitude in what was a completely loaded trial.
The audio is drawn from a processed, computer-generated woman’s voice reading, in French, what is arguably her most famous utterance during the trial. Asked if she knew whether she was in God's grace, she answered: "If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me.” Of course, the question was a trap: she could not answer yes (because according to doctrine, no one could “know” they were in God’s grace) and she could not answer no, for then she would admit to being in a state of sin. Her deft response “left the court stupefied.”
The audio is fairly dronish / minimal, and I am extremely satisfied with it. This has become one of the few releases of my own that I’ve listened to repeatedly after editing.
Edition of 26 signed and lettered copies in an envelope with a stamp of Joan of Arc’s signature and a insert that includes (in 21st century, re-translated French) all the quotes directly attributed to her during the course of her trial.
$13 ppd in the US; for folks overseas, please contact me so I can calculate shipping.
NVP029, Vertonen: Disorientation Studies (book and 4 x 3” CDR), focuses on geographic surveys. The text explores the history of cartographic studies in three ways: definitions (from the Bureau of Land Management), an overview of key historic moments in surveying, and the surveying “notebook” of a rather uncertain (and perhaps slightly unhinged) surveyor: consider Donald Crowhurst’s ship log as a starting conceit. The artwork in the book reflects this “surveyor’s” mapping as it evolves over the course of the process.
The audio on the four discs reflects the contents of the book: two unprocessed field recordings, one slightly processed field recording, and one heavily processed field recording. Edition of 33 signed and numbered copies.
$20 ppd in the US; for folks overseas, please contact me so I can calculate shipping.
NVP030, Vertonen: Disassociation Studies (book and 4 x 3” CDR), focuses on erasing. The book, besides some introductory framing texts, is focused on erasing and asemic writing: prepared / processed texts treated as graphics / visuals. Samples are included in this email. The audio primarily explores aspects (and shortcomings) of analog erasing as well as the idea of processing audio (either by analog or digital means) well beyond their starting point. (Note: there are no blank discs: there is audio!) Edition of 33 signed and numbered copies.
$20 ppd in the US; for folks overseas, please contact me so I can calculate shipping.
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