Translating Death
Sonja Lau
On Susan Hiller’s ‘The Last Silent Movie’, 20min. Black
Screen, sound recordings of 25 extinct and endangered languages , subtitles: English. Loop
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Shall we?
Interview with Paul Buck
There are some people with whom who you could talk for hours without ever feeling the need to order another drink. I noticed this when I met Paul Buck last year in an exhibition opening.
He became a source of inspiration and reference with his thoughts and anecdotes as we became friends through long e-mailing sessions. Besides
being an author of crime fiction books, he was
around for a long time in the art scene. I am
saying around because, as far as I know from his
reputation, he chose not to be ‘in’ but to stay ‘out’ and hover around. Since Paul Buck also wears the hats of translator and performer together with his writing we have been discussing issues
around translation, writing and art in general.
What you will read below is an interview that sprang up from these written discussions.
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