The Things (Les Choses)

 

Video Poem: The Things (Les Choses).

Poetry by thecheesewolf (aka Gavin Jones), music by Joseph Kwasnik

Inspired by the writings of Georges Perec and Walter Benjamin, The Things (Les Choses) is a history of the everyday, of objects imbued with personal meanings and stories. The five poems together tell the tales of five objects which have formed part of my life (indeed part of me) for the last twenty or so years. The images were all filmed in my home on the Lancashire and Yorkshire border (in the North of England). The music, by Joseph Kwasnik, was recorded in the same room as the filming. In keeping with my other works, this poem looks at the central theme from a range of perspectives.

If you would like to read the poem, they are available at www.thecheesewolf.wordpress.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trailer for the video poem “The Things (Les Choses)”. Music by Joseph Kwasnik. The Things (Les Choses) is a work in five parts, inspired by the writings and ideas of Georges Perec, Walter Benjamin and Gaston Bachelard.