ray langenbach : gesture, stutter, state (section)


Abstract:
It is about how performance is a form of stuttering is a form of terrorism is a form of stuttering and both stuttering and terrorism are embolisms that happen within a .50 millisecond delay. That makes 34 words. That makes 38 words. That makes 42 words. That makes 46 words. That makes 50 words. That makes 54 words. That makes 58 words. That makes 62 words. That makes 66 words. That makes 70 words. That makes 74 words. That makes 78 words. That makes 82words. That makes 86 words. That makes 90 words. That makes 94words. That makes 98 words. That's 100.

(editor's note: a 100 word abstract was requested from each contributor.)

Ray Langenbach 'performs theory,' focusing on cognitive phenomena and propaganda. His video works, installations and performances have been presented at festivals in Asia, Europe, Australia and America. He presently teaches Culture and Media Theory at the Centre for Advanced Design-Kuala Lumpur, where he heads the Media Studio Department. He has published widely in Art Asia Pacific, Artlink, Asian Art News, and Afterimage. He served as Singapore Editorial Consultant for World Art, and has contributed to several collections, including House of Glass: Culture, Modernity and the State in Southeast Asia and the Oxford Dictionary of Performance (2002).

Related links:
http://www.werkleitz.de/sub-fiction/text/cat/langenbachE.html (English)
http://www.werkleitz.de/sub-fiction/text/cat/langenbach.html (German)

Contact:
xray@mailhost.net

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