Sometexts

Apr 1, 1987
Field:

Media Artwork

Description:

Created on a Cubicomp computer, Sometexts is a three-minute animated video poem by Maurizio Nannucci. Composed of short phrases in English and Italian, excerpted from previously published texts by Nannucci, the video features serif type set against shifting coloured backgrounds.

Nannucci developed the work while in residence at Western Front from May 15 to 25, 1987. 

Video documentation is available upon request. 

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

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