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Evelin Brosi (Belgium)



34650 Seconds
(in 3 parts)


Part 1 – Book [PDF]


The book consists of a sequence of the 34650 unique permutations that can be formed with the letters ‘m’, ‘i’, ‘s’, ‘s’, ‘i’, ‘s’, ‘s’, ‘i’, ‘p’, ‘p’, ‘i’. The first 'S' of each word follows a vertical S-shaped path through the publication.






Part 2 – Lecture [PDF]


In the course of three days* E. Brosi read her book 34650 Seconds out loud from beginning to end. The reading was recorded.

*On October 11th, 12th and 13th 2017 from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., 10 a.m. till 6 p.m., and 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. respectively, in The Mothership, Antwerp.






Part 3 – CD-Collection [PDF]

A collection of 11 cd’s (shrink-wrapped) forms part 3 of the work. Brosi cut and stretched out every separate word from the recorded audio file to last exactly 1 second. With these seconds the sound poem at hand was composed.

CD 1
iimspipsiss till ismiisipssp

CD2
simiisspsip till psspmisiiis

CD3
ipssmpisiis till iispissmips

CD4
sssipsmiiip till issisismppi

CD5
mispiispsis till ipssimipiss

CD6
ismpiispsis till smipissspii

CD7
spimsipssii till ispimpsssii

CD8
sisipissipm till smsiiissipp

CD9
pmsssiiipsi till smisiiisspp

CD10
pisisimpsis till sssiiipispm

CD11
iipsssimpsi till mssissipiip






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