The blend of poetry and document in the photographical artist’s book The Road is Wider than Long by Roland Penrose (1939)
The Road is Wider than Long is a paradoxical artist’s book created by Roland Penrose in 1939. At the same time documentary and poetic, a travel report and a lyrical production, it comprises free verse, typographic poetry, “papiers collés”, and photographs. This heterogeneous nature allows to explore...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:interfaces_810 https://doi.org/10.4000/interfaces.810 urn:doi:10.4000/interfaces.810 en https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces/810 2020-12-15T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/h4hf https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The blend of poetry and document in the photographical artist’s book The Road is Wider than Long by Roland Penrose (1939) Interfaces Université Bourgogne Europe info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2647-6754 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1164-6225 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces Reverseau, Anne poésie surréalisme livre de photographie livre d’artiste écriture du voyage poetry photobook artist’s book travel writing surrealism The Road is Wider than Long is a paradoxical artist’s book created by Roland Penrose in 1939. At the same time documentary and poetic, a travel report and a lyrical production, it comprises free verse, typographic poetry, “papiers collés”, and photographs. This heterogeneous nature allows to explore the contrasts and contradictions between but also the coming together of avant-garde poetry and photography. First, this article shows how The Road is Wider than Long draws from amateur practices by focusing on Penrose’s method of handling the pictures. Then, turning to the actual text, it elaborates on the notion of “poetic rendition”. Finally, it discusses the power of poetry when it is interwoven with and combines different aesthetics and intentions, and this at the crossroads of memory and document. Originally a keepsake to keep a record of a couple’s trip memories in the Balkans, The Road is Wider than Long belongs at the same time to Surrealist books with photography illustrations and to the tradition of the photobooks focused on territories. Réalisé par Roland Penrose en 1939, The Road is Wider than Long est un livre d’artiste paradoxal. À la fois documentaire et poétique, récit de voyage et production lyrique, il se compose de vers libres, de poésie typographique, de « papiers collés » et de photographies. Cette hétérogénéité permet d’explorer les contrastes et les contradictions, mais aussi les riches interactions, entre la poésie d’avant-garde et la photographie. Cet article commence par montrer que The Road is Wider than Long s’ancre dans les pratiques amateurs en se penchant sur la façon dont Penrose manipule ses images. Une analyse précise du texte permet ensuite de développer la notion d’« interprétation poétique », avant d’en venir à une réflexion sur les pouvoirs de la poésie lorsqu’elle interfère avec diverses esthétiques, au croisement de la mémoire et du document. Pensé à l’origine comme un « keepsake » conservant les souvenirs d’un couple en voyage dans les Balkans, The Road is Wider than Long se situe dans deux traditions en même temps : celle des livres surréalistes illustrés par la photographie et celle des livres de photographie portant sur les territoires. |
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The Road is Wider than Long is a paradoxical artist’s book created by Roland Penrose in 1939. At the same time documentary and poetic, a travel report and a lyrical production, it comprises free verse, typographic poetry, “papiers collés”, and photographs. This heterogeneous nature allows to explore the contrasts and contradictions between but also the coming together of avant-garde poetry and photography. First, this article shows how The Road is Wider than Long draws from amateur practices by focusing on Penrose’s method of handling the pictures. Then, turning to the actual text, it elaborates on the notion of “poetic rendition”. Finally, it discusses the power of poetry when it is interwoven with and combines different aesthetics and intentions, and this at the crossroads of memory and document. Originally a keepsake to keep a record of a couple’s trip memories in the Balkans, The Road is Wider than Long belongs at the same time to Surrealist books with photography illustrations and to the tradition of the photobooks focused on territories. |
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