listen to the poem

The audio recording will appear in the forthcoming issue of Double Dialogues In/Stead online journal. An accompanying discursive article 'Love, Politics, Time' will appear in the forthcoming issue of Double Dialogues online journal.

originally presented at:

'The 21st century - The Event, The Subject, The Artwork', 2012 ‘double dialogues’ conference, fiji.

Featuring the musical compositional techniques of phase, repetition and pulse, with sounds of New York recorded from a 16th floor hotel window, this sonic poem by Tom Kazas and Josephine Scicluna is a plea for the intimately spoken word.  As cockatoos rise in the white siren sky, two lovers confront love and time in a halting conversation inside a placeless shelter.

music and production by tom kazas,

words and voice by josephine scicluna

duration: 14:05 minutes

conversation in an air raid shelter

a sonic poem