"Code 58" by Litsa Spathi (Breda, Netherlands)
In previous articles, I have stated my view - with support - that Litsa Spathi (who creates her art in Greece, Germany & the Netherlands) is one of the finest concrete-visual poets working today.
I can only lament that her work is not better-known in the United States & in North & South American poetry communities. Hopefully, this situation is changing & her global reputation will grow in the years ahead.
Litsa Spathi's compositions are firmly rooted in the Western concrete poetry tradition & the esoteric-seeming practices of Fluxus. The link to Fluxus is important because that movement has been so seminal in preserving & advancing visual poetry in previous decades.
I look forward to a time when I can focus on Litsa Spathi as a concrete poet. In the meantime, pieces such as "Code 58" deal directly with textual themes such as signification, codes, syntactic & poetic structures & meaning itself. The first installment appeared on Asemic Front (June 30, 2017):
While "Code 58" pieces are not recognizably "asemic" they reveal new ways asemics & vispo can intersect. I look forward to posting more work by Litsa Spathi on AF2.
- De Villo Sloan
"Code 58" by Litsa Spathi (Breda, Netherlands)
"Code 58" by Litsa Spathi (Breda, Netherlands)
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