Errand Upon Which We Came
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2000
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In "Errand," animation is used to establish links and disjunctions between images of moving objects in the natural world (e.g. frogs and butterflies) and the lexical and figural dynamics of the poem. These visual-kinetic images heighten the tensions among the meaning—mobilizing acts of "seeing an image," "watching a movement," and "reading a word." The work also employs cursor-activated elements, such as "touching" and "reading." "Errand" reflects on the nature of language and of reading, and these self-reflexive elements are embedded in considerations of how protocols of reading shape our consciousness.
(Source: Electronic Literature Directory entry by Patricia Tomaszek)
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| Resource | Author | Teaching Resource Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist-Screencast with Stephanie Strickland on "Errand Upon Which We Came" | Stephanie Strickland, Patricia Tomaszek | Video tutorial or lesson | 2011 |
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