Imperial Physique JH Phrydas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phrydas, JH, author.

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s).

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2019

Santa Barbara : Punctum Books, 2019.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-950192-54-7

OCLC:

1135845484