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\u201cambulatory divination\u201d, with Linda\u2019s life forming the basis of our map, our trajectories arcing through her memory.<\/p><p>We recorded actions and ambiences.<\/p><p>The final work is situated in its own territory. It is private, psychogeographic and mythological.<\/p><p>A violin emerges from a plastic foot-pump.<br \/>A forest creaks.<br \/>A dialog between the living and dead envelops us. But, apologetically, the bubble bursts.<br \/>A storm erases: we are surprised by its beauty even in the midst of overwhelming violence.<\/p><p><b>PERFORMED BY LINDA JANKOWSKA:<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RAFT BREAKS (2019) FOR SOLO VIOLIN, PERFORMATIVE ELECTRONICS, TAPE AND VIDEO. 20&#8242; https:\/\/vimeo.com\/399416614 HAST&#8217;OU SWUM IN A SEA OF AIR STRIP THROUGH AN AEON OF NOTHINGNESS, WHEN THE RAFT BROKE AND THE WATERS WENT OVER ME. 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