Dublin Core
Title
Imperial Physique
Subject
Social
Description
"In 2008, JH Phrydas wrote a story about how bodies talk without words. He wanted the story to not just describe the silent ritual of nonverbal communication but to perform it. The interaction would be visceral – the exchange melancholic, yet full of lust. He wanted words to retain the unsayable: the subtle movements of a body in heat. In the years since, Phrydas kept rewriting this story, using different techniques, different syntaxes and forms, in hopes that he would find a successful method of gestural writing. Imperial Physique is a collection of these attempts. They explore the way our bodies hover between animal and human, civil and wild. The bleakness – and underlying verve – of imagining Western empires in decline serve as a backdrop for a lone figure searching city streets, decaying architecture, and sand dunes for some type of physical connection. What arises is the loss of – and longing for – touch at the edges of imperialism, historical violence, and personal shame."
Creator
Phrydas, JH
Source
http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23804
Publisher
Publisher: punctum books
Publisher website: https://punctumbooks.com/
Date
2019
Contributor
Tatik
Rights
http://creative-commons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Textbooks
Coverage
DOI: 10.21983/P3.0268.1.00
ISBN : 9781950192540