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Created in the form of a post-fluxus instruction piece with an English version on one side and the other in French. Each stanza in this long vertical poem begins with a Yoko Ono-like instruction to "imagine...".
A quick search of the meaning of "call to a crow" reveals a surprisingly complex form of communication between these birds:
Crow sounds, or vocalizations, are a complex communication system used for danger alerts (mobbing calls), food location, territory defense, and social bonding, with over 20 distinct calls including caws, rattles, and clicks. Specific patterns like short caws or rapid clicking indicate different messages, such as calling to mates, signaling alarm, or begging for food, and are often accompanied by body language
I'm posting below the description of this work from Edition Taube's website:
"A collection of short poems in a pocket-sized leporello book.
David Horvitz's poems gently invite readers to connect deeply with nature, drawing inspiration from the majestic Alpine landscape.
Phrases such as ‘Imagine the voice of someone who is no longer alive’ or ‘Call to a crow until a crow calls back to you’ invite readers to engage in a contemplative experience that bridges the natural and the poetic.
The collection of poems in English and French was originally written for the Biennale Son in Sion, Switzerland. The book is designed by Valaisan artist Romain lannone and published in collaboration with Biennale Son and Kapa Books.
David Horvitz is an American artist whose work is categorised as ‘post-fluxus’ and conceptual art. It includes artist books, installation, performance art and mail art. Edition Taube has already published other books by David Horvitz, including ‘Rain’, ‘Nostalgia’ and ‘How to Shoplift Books’, which has been translated into more than 35 languages."
David Horvitz's poems gently invite readers to connect deeply with nature, drawing inspiration from the majestic Alpine landscape.
Phrases such as ‘Imagine the voice of someone who is no longer alive’ or ‘Call to a crow until a crow calls back to you’ invite readers to engage in a contemplative experience that bridges the natural and the poetic.
The collection of poems in English and French was originally written for the Biennale Son in Sion, Switzerland. The book is designed by Valaisan artist Romain lannone and published in collaboration with Biennale Son and Kapa Books.
David Horvitz is an American artist whose work is categorised as ‘post-fluxus’ and conceptual art. It includes artist books, installation, performance art and mail art. Edition Taube has already published other books by David Horvitz, including ‘Rain’, ‘Nostalgia’ and ‘How to Shoplift Books’, which has been translated into more than 35 languages."
36 double-sided pages, individually 3" x 4.25", and when unfolded 6' 4.5".
Inside the front cover
Reverse side
Back cover
