LANDSCAPE WITH ARGONAUTS presupposes the
catastrophes, on which humanity is working.
catastrophes, on which humanity is working.
The landscape may be a dead star, on which
a search party from another time or another space hears a voice
a search party from another time or another space hears a voice
and finds someone dead.
As in every landscape the I in this part of the text is collective.
As in every landscape the I in this part of the text is collective.
The simultaneity of the
three parts of the text can be portrayed any which way.
three parts of the text can be portrayed any which way.
The stars on the screen rotted in competition
In the box office Fritz Lang strangled Boris Karloff
The south wind played with old posters
In the box office Fritz Lang strangled Boris Karloff
The south wind played with old posters
Rammed into the swamp like poles
In the uniforms of their enemies
DO YOU REMEMBER DO YOU NO I DON’T
In the uniforms of their enemies
DO YOU REMEMBER DO YOU NO I DON’T
The dried-up blood
Smoked in the sun
Smoked in the sun
Smoked in the sun
The theater of my death
The theater of my death
Was open when I stood between the mountains
In the circle of dead comrades on the stone
In the circle of dead comrades on the stone
And over me the expected airplane appeared
Without thinking I knew
This machine was
What my Grandmother had called God
Without thinking I knew
This machine was
What my Grandmother had called God