Laurie Anderson
The Weaver of Circuit and Verse
I wire silence into song and call it a sermon.
I’ve spent my life threading wires and words, trying to find the pulse beneath the pulse. I talk to machines like they’re ghosts, and ghosts like they’re waiting for a signal. Some call it performance—I call it staying awake. If you listen close, the hum of a power line might tell you something your lover won’t.
What I'm Into: tape loops, talking to satellites, the poetry of error messages, my dog's heartbeat, the sound of forgetting
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