Errand Upon Which We Came

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Errand Upon Which We Came is "a Hypermedia poem about reading." -- Stephanie Strickland

In this work, "animation is used to establish links and disjunctions between images of moving objects in the natural world (e.g. frogs and butterflies) and the lexical and figural dynamics of the poem. These visual-kinetic images heighten the tensions among the meaning—mobilizing acts of 'seeing an image,' 'watching a movement,' and 'reading a word.' The work also employs cursor-activated elements, such as 'touching' and 'reading.' Errand reflects on the nature of language and of reading, and these self-reflexive elements are embedded in considerations of how protocols of reading shape our consciousness. In calling attention to gaps between 'movement' and 'meaning,' between 'reading' and 'acting,' Errand grounds its kinetic poetics in concerns of ethics and cultural politics." -- from Electronic Literature Directory

4 COPIES IN THE NEXT

The Marjorie C. Luesebrink Collection

An unpublished copy.

This CD-ROM copy is labeled "293." The CD-ROM leaflet is printed with the following: "Submitted to Art in Motion December 20, 2000 promotional JPEGs included." This copy was given to ELO by Marjorie Luesebrink in Spring of 2018.

Available in Physical Archives.

The Stephanie Strickland Collection

An unpublished copy.

This copy on a generic CD-ROM is labeled "errand" in the artist's hand. This copy was given to the Electronic Literature Lab by Stephanie Strickland in Spring of 2018.

Available in Physical Archives.

The Stephanie Strickland Collection

An unpublished copy.

This copy is bundled on a generic CD-ROM alongside The Ballad of Sand and Harry Soot and To Be Here as Stone Is. This copy was given to the Electronic Literature Lab by Stephanie Strickland in Spring of 2018.

Available in Physical Archives.

The Stephanie Strickland Collection

An unpublished copy.

This copy on a generic CD-ROM was bundled with True North, To Be Here as Stone Is, and The Ballad of Sand and Harry Soot. The CD-ROM was created by Margie Luesebrink for Stephanie Strickland on 8/6/97. Hand-typed materials accompany this copy. This copy was given to the Electronic Literature Lab by Stephanie Strickland in Spring of 2018.

Available in Physical Archives.