Focusing on Zenon Fajfer and Katarzyna Bazarnik’s “model” liberary piece entitled Oka-leczenie ((v)eye/olation, first published in 2000), the article argues that the widely-understood physical shape of a liberary work is inevitable for its proper reading and comprehending. In this paper liberature is discussed as a total literature because of the fact that not only the text and additional visual elements are essential for the reading process, but also because the physical aspects of a work, e.g. empty or cut places, convey the message and express certain senses by means of their silent presence. The liberary body is described as one which may be hurt, destroyed, or even dead. Moreover, liberature is presented as a literature which not only records and conveys a certain content but also shows it through its very specific body and the content that was inscribed in it.
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Niniejszy artykuł skupia się na modelowym tekście liberackim, Oka-leczenie autorstwa Zenona Fajfera i Katarzyny Bazarnik, opublikowanym w 2000 roku i pokazuje, iż szeroko rozumiana fizyczność dzieła liberackiego jest niezbywalnym elementem czytania i rozumienia go. Tym samym, liberatura jest tu opisywana jako literatura totalna, nie tylko dlatego, że zarówno tekst, jak i elementy wizualne są kluczowe dla procesu czytelniczego, ale także dlatego, że fizyczne aspekty dzieła, np. puste lub wycięte miejsca, są nośnikami znaczenia i wyrażają określone sensy za pomocą swojej cichej obecności. Ciało liberackie to ciało, które może być zranione, zniszczone, czy nawet martwe. Co więcej, liberatura pokazana zostaje jako literatura, które nie tylko przechowuje i komunikuje określoną treść, ale także dosłownie pokazuje ją za pomocą nośnika - ciała - na którą treść została naniesiona.
A review of a poetic performance Widok z głębokiej wieży (A View from a Deep Tower) by Zenon Fajfer, dir. Teresa Nowak, Hipertekstowo project, Kinoteatr Rialto, Katowice, 25 April 2015 r.
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Recenzja poetyckiego performansu Zenona Fajfera, pt. Widok z głębokiej wieży, reż. Teresa Nowak, Projekt Hipertekstowo, Kinoteatr Rialto, Katowice, 25.04.2015.
The article discusses liberature in the context of its mathematical qualities. In this trend which inextricably connects the textual and physical layer of the work, each element in the book is expected to be created according to a certain formula which should bring a holistic piece of literature. After 1999, a great number of mathematically-oriented works have appeared which are strictly liberary. In the presentation, I base on the theoretical idea behind liberature when discussing Zenon Fajfer’s liberary work Ten Letters (Pol. Dwadzieścia jeden liter). This innovative piece is analysed mainly from the point of view of geometry and play with numbers, which is visible already in the title: the ten-letter phrase “ten letters.” Mathematical qualities are indicated on various layers of the piece: the physical, the textual, and the visual, but especially in its form. The game of numbers is found not only where it is obviously visible and essential to understand the message, but also in places which might not have been intended. Liberature is analysed as literature but at the same time, it is shown not to be literature, and in this respect, to be mathematical at the core.
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