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Echo: Dropt Sapphics

Heather H. Yeung

Sapphic lyrics translated and reimagined on hand-written papyrus fragments, on a cotton handscroll bound with waxed cotton thread.

Fragments of text are revealed slowly and disappear, echoing traditional handling technique whereby the text is rolled back away from the reader after reading.

Heather H. Yeung

Reproduced by permission of the author. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. For more information see Terms and Conditions, and for copyright and citation enquiries please Ask a Librarian.

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21st century poems Classical desire ecriture feminine intimacy Love Love & Romance metamorphosis myths visual poetry

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Date 2017
Dimensions h 51 x w 32 cm
Materials India ink on papyrus, cotton, waxed cotton thread

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Heather H. Yeungb. 1984

Heather H. Yeung (楊希蒂) is a poet, visual artist, book maker and performer. Most of her work includes poetic text in some form, but this characteristically migrates between media and practices, from hand-made artist books to installations, prints and...
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