Luís Claudio Fajardo

“Machine Gun Nest” (servilivres) por Erthos Albino de Souza

February 14, 2019September 25, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

* Créditos: servilivres, serie Musa Speculatrix, publicado en la revista brasileña “Qorpo Estranho” nº 2, 1976

El poeta brasileño Erthos Albino de Souza (1932-2000) tiene un papel destacado en la poesía digital internacional, pero lamentablemente los registros de su obra son escasos. Recientemente se realizó una exposición en su honor: Erthos Albino de Souza. Poesía: el Dactyl to the Digit exhibido en el Instituto Moreira Salles, Río de Janeiro, recogiendo poemas impresos, cartas y diarios y otros documentos relevantes, como las copias raras de la revista Code (1974 -1990) editadas y financiadas por Erthos.

“Machine Gun Nest” (servilivres) by Erthos Albino de Souza

September 25, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

* Credits: servilivres, Musa Speculatrix series, published on “Qorpo Estranho” brazilian magazine nº 2, 1976

The Brazilian poet Erthos Albino de Souza (1932-2000) has a prominent role in the international digital poetry, but unfortunately the records of his work is scarce. Only recently an exhibition was held in his honor: Erthos Albino de Souza. Poetry: the Dactyl to the Digit displayed on the Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro collecting printed poems, letters and journals and other relevant documents, such as the rare copies of the magazine Code (1974 -1990) edited and funded by Erthos.

“Útero portanto Cosmos” (Uterus therefore Cosmos) por Agnus Valente y Nardo Germano

February 14, 2019September 23, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

Según su autor, Agnus Valente, “Uterus, por lo tanto, Cosmos” es una especie de trabajo en progreso desarrollado durante los años 2003 a 2007. En este proyecto, varios poemas electrónicos creados por Valente y su hermano gemelo, Nardo Germano, exploran lo expresivo y el potencial conceptual de la Red Informática Mundial. “Útero, por lo tanto, Cosmos” reúne en un entorno digital, obras de artistas visuales, poetas y músicos de diferentes épocas. Valente propone un diálogo entre sus poemas escritos con su hermano y el trabajo de poetas y artistas visuales brasileños.

“Útero portanto Cosmos” (Uterus therefore Cosmos) by Agnus Valente and Nardo Germano

September 23, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

According to its author, Agnus Valente, “Uterus therefore Cosmos” is a kind of work in progress developed during the years 2003 to 2007. In this project, several e-poems created by Valente and his twin brother, Nardo Germano, explores the expressive and conceptual potential of the World Wide Web. “Uterus therefore Cosmos” brings together in one digital environment, works by visual artists, poets and musicians from different eras. Valente proposes a dialogue between his poems authored with his brother and the work of brazilian poets and visual artists.

“Não tem que” (Don’t have to) by Arnaldo Antunes

September 18, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

Performed by the Brazilian musician, poet and multimedia artist Arnaldo Antunes, “Não tem que” (Don’t have to) is a video poem composed of photographic images synchronized to voice and song. It is part of a transmedia project titled Nome (“Name”) released in book, CD, and VHS in 1993, and remastered and reissued in CD and DVD in 2006. Nome consists of 30 multimedia works that are situated between songs and poems. Despite not having been developed exclusively for the digital medium, it was composed and designed with animation, audio editing, image and video digital techniques.

“Não tem que” (No es necesario) por Arnaldo Antunes

February 14, 2019September 18, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

Interpretado por el músico, poeta y artista multimedia brasileño Arnaldo Antunes, “Não tem que” (Do not have to) es un video poema compuesto por imágenes fotográficas sincronizadas con voz y canción. Es parte de un proyecto transmedia titulado Nome (“Nombre”) publicado en un libro, CD y VHS en 1993, y remasterizado y reeditado en CD y DVD en 2006. Nome consta de 30 obras multimedia que se encuentran entre canciones y poemas. A pesar de no haber sido desarrollado exclusivamente para el medio digital, fue compuesto y diseñado con técnicas de animación, edición de audio, imagen y video digital.

“A Encantação pelo Riso” (Invocation by Laughter) by André Vallias

September 12, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

Screen capture from "A Encantação pelo Riso" (Invocation Laughter) by André Vallias. Set of three squared images, the first with two diffrent colors, a red stripe in the top and the rest in black. The other two have a red background, the third image has spikey figures. Text from the first image: "A Encantação pelo Riso" Text from the second image: "ROS". — Open “A Encantação pelo Riso” (Invocation by Laughter) by André Vallias

The André Vallias digital poem ” A Encantação pelo Riso” is inspired by Cubo-Futurist poem “Invocation by Laughter” published in 1910 by russian poet Vielimir Klebnikov and translated into portuguese by Haroldo de Campos in 1985. The original poem presents a new semantic system based on the words decomposition and phonetic experimentation resulting in a work with a strong sonorous appeal.

“A Encantação pelo Riso” (Invocación por la risa) por André Vallias

February 14, 2019September 12, 2013 by Luís Claudio Fajardo

El poema digital de André Vallias “A Encantação pelo Riso” está inspirado en el poema Cubano-Futurista “Invocation by Laughter” publicado en 1910 por el poeta ruso Vielimir Klebnikov y traducido al portugués por Haroldo de Campos en 1985. El poema original presenta un nuevo sistema semántico basado en la descomposición de palabras y la experimentación fonética que resulta en un trabajo con un fuerte atractivo sonoro.