Jakobson's hole. Colored filters 1987 performance Resemblance with vocal sound

*Jakobson's Hole translation 1988*
*A four way intersection*
*the hole in the back of my mouth*

*often permits air to pass.*
*Sometimes the stream of passing air*
*is obstructed, may not leave my throat :*

*A misfortune, if on occasion*
*the air ignores the stop sign*
*and plays deaf to my uvular instructions:*
*types of sound and words will be produced.*

*My throat utters then something*
*all too easily understood.*



*The hole in front of me*
*filled with blacktop*

*is its twin:*
*sometimes matter is allowed to pass*
*sometimes there is a wait.*