Breath Attack
Sound Poetry Performance
MMAC Festival Tokyo/ Aizu Art College, Japan 1999; Exit Art Festival, Helsinki, Finland 2001; Pedvale Sculpture Museum, Latvia, TSM Festival 2001 et. al.
Der Performer betritt die Bühne, entkleidet sich und zieht eine Karatehose an. Er vollführt einige Kraft-Streck-Übungen, kniet dann nieder. Atmet ruhig, dann immer hörbarer, lauter, kämpft gegen die eigenen Atemblockaden, japst, schnappt nach Luft, immer heftiger, bis er den Atem wieder herunter ringt, sich und den gesamten Körper wieder beruhigt. Sich verbeugt und abgeht.
The performer takes the stage, sheds his clothes, and puts on karate pants. He begins doing stretching exercises, then bends down on his knees. He breathes calmly and evenly, then more loudly. One can hear him struggling with his breath, trying to clear it. He tries to catch his breath, making ever louder sounds. Then he begins to settle down, his breathing becoming calmer and calmer. He bows and leaves the stage. (Translated by Louisa Schaefer)
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