"Surface" is a collaborative work that explores the ideas surrounding
notions of textuality. It invites the question: "How can
readers interact with external entities, imbue them with life and then carry
those things away (inside themselves) in new (inter)textual forms?"
This work toys with the signifiers traditionally used to describe reader/text
transactions and while it moves away from forming any particular
conclusions it
does find several places of rest.
"Surface" intertexts with three poems written by Diane Caney.
(These poems can be seen on Caney's web-site:
over there.)
Robin Petterd interacts with these poems, forming them into fragments. These
written images evolve into multi-media frameworks that move,
simulate thought, take on visuality and also disappear ...
As with all
Petterd/Caney
collaborations, "Surface" is still in process and its continuation can be
seen on
their respective web-sites.
© Diane Caney & Robin Petterd