POETOPHONE (from greek poiētēs – poet and φωνή – voice, sound) – original art device, constructed in 2010 by media artist from Perm – Sergey Teterin. First show took place on 11th June 2010 in “Piotrovsky” book store, Perm, Lunacharskogo street, building 51A.

 

Poetophone represents a device for the astral connection with russian futurist poets: Burliuk, Mayakovsky, Kruchenykh, Kamensky. During the first presentation of poetophone, there was a reading of famous five-cornered book “Tango with cows” and the ghost of futurist from Perm – Vasily Kamensky hovered over the auditory, invoked with the help of an obsolete, but still operational technology of VHS recording. All participants and spectators of the first poetophone show could listen to the voices of legendary russian futurists and see the flying shadow of Vasily Kamensky over them. While flying over the heads of audience, Kamensky played accordion and yelled futurist chants-poems (undecipherable).

How it works - video

The ghost of Vasily Kamensky