TOWARDS A THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT
DUCKS
ON A
POND
LAWRENCE WEINER
PUBLISHER: IMSCHOOT, UITGEVERS
GENT - BELGIUM
THE TRAVEL OF MARGARET - MARY
( IN SEARCH OF A SUITABLE MISE - EN - SCENE )
DUCKS ON A POND
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THEATRE MAY IN FACT BE FALSE MOVIES MAY IN FACT BE FALSE BUT IN EFFECT THEY ARE THE ONLY MEANS OF PRESENTING A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF LIFE
THEATRE MAY IN FACT BE FALSE MOVIES MAY IN FACT BE FALSE BUT IN EFFECT THEY ARE THE ONLY MEANS OF PRESENTING A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF LIFE
EVER WIDENING CIRCLES OF REMORSE
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TOWARDS A THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT
THE ACTOR ( PERFORMER ) MUST IN FACT BE AN OBJECT
ALL INTELLECTUALLY DETERMINED ACTIVITY IS THEATRICAL
ANY AHEMPT TO DE-OBJECTIFY THE ACTOR IS IN REALITY A MYSTIFICATION
WITH THE OBJECTIFICATION OF THE ACTOR THERE IS NO FALSE SYMPATHY
NO FALSE EMPATHY
EVER WIDENING CIRCLES OF REMORSE
AFLOAT AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES A WOMAN IS OFEN JUDGED BY HER POSSESSIONS
I FIND I HAVE WATER IN MY EYES
DAM THE RIVER START THROWING IN THE ROCKS ...
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EVER WIDENING CIRCLES OF REMORSE
ET IN ARCADIA EGO AFLOAT AT THE MERCY OF THE WAVES
WE ARE SHIPS AT SEA NOT DUCKS ON A POND
TOWARDS A THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT
THE PLACEMENT OF THE ACTORS ON THE STAGE PRECLUDES ANY PROBLEM OF OBJECTIFICATION
EACH ACTION MUST HAVE CONSEQUENCE
THE NATURAL OBJECT ( ITSELF ) IS ALWAYS AN ADEQUATE SYMBOL
THE UTILIZATION OF GENERALIZED
CHARACTERIZATIONS NEGATES THE NEED FOR EMPATHY IN ORDER TO MAKE THE MEANING KNOWN
A THEATRICAL ENGAGEMENT IS NEITHER THE EXPIATION OF GUILT OR A NEWS- PAPER OF OUR TIMES BUT A REPRESENTATION OF EXISTING FACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS OF HUMAN BEINGS TO HUMAN BEINGS IN RELATION TO AN OBJECTIFIED CULTURAL SITUATION
THEY'RE SWEEPING OUT THE BARS
THE SHARDS OF GUSS NO LONGER CUT THE FLESH UPON OUR FEET
DAM THE RIVER START THROWING IN THE rocks ... EVER WIDENING CIRCLES OF REMORSE
afloat at the mercy of the waves A WOMAN IS OFTEN JUDGED BY HER
POSSESSIONS
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I FIND I HAVE WATER IN MY EYES
ever widening circles of remorse
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FOTOS: MOVED PICTURES ARCHIVE & FRANK VELLENGA
ALL PRINTING INFORMATION © LAWRENCE WEINER 1988
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMIHED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL, INCLUDING PHOTOCOPY, RECORDING, OR ANY INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITHOUT THE PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM THE AUTHOR AND THE PUBLISHER.
ISBN 90-72191-02-1 D/1988/5039/1
PUBLISHED BY IMSCHOOT, UITGEVERS FOR IC BURGGRAVENLAAN 20 B-9000 GENT BELGIUM
PRINTED IN BELGIUM BY IMSCHOOT-GENT
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