Mallarmé Remix

As an exercise to find ways of carving for our book assignment, we were challenged in studio to take the poem Un coup de dés by Stéphane Mallarmé and cut, glue, or tape together a new interpretation of the text. We were given an hour and a half to complete the task. I wasn't really sure what to do. This assignment was stressful. I decided to play with an idea that was discussed in the preface. In the preface it is suggested that the poem could be viewed as this sort of symphony. In a symphony there are several instuments that mesh together to create a composition. I interpreted the varying text types as different instruments. By first removing the text from the page, then reinserting the text through the voids, I created a weaved composition. Like a symphony, the different text would mesh together to create a new version of the poem.