A chain of inspiration explored through music, text and poetry. Starting with the book 'The Blue Guitar, etchings by David Hockney, who was inspired by Wallace Stevens, who was inspired by Pablo Picasso', this 'radiophonic soundscape' investigates art and poetry in sound. 

The Blue Guitar

Inspired by French poet Arthur Rimbaud’s poem ‘Conte‘, or ‘Tale’ in English from his Illuminations collection, this radiophonic soundscape simultaneously charts the progression of the poem, and Rimbaud’s life. Using my composition Tale for Horn and Electronics as a music basis for the work, poetry and text are woven to create a tapestry of sound.

    "Toutes les femmes qui l’avaient conn furent assassinées."

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