The Story-Telling Eel-Orgy – A Workshop led by Noam Youngrak Son
On Saturday 26 March, interdisciplinary designer Noam Youngrak Son led participants online and in person at W139, Amsterdam, in a collaborative writing process as part of the first workshop in the Sonic Acts Practicum series: The Story-Telling Eel-Orgy – Writing as an Aquatic Intercourse. The result of this workshop was the publication of a unique zine, centred around text generated by attendees – with the interference of an algorithm. Photos are now available to browse online. The following quotes are extracted from the workshop participants' collaborative writing process: "My past, my present, my future. Is drown by circular motions. No start, no end, no middle. Only tinkering movements, entangling my being to become." "Squiggle squiggle across the currents of my being I just want to merge with a giant teddy bear from a pool of unlimited intercourse." "As a hydrophobic creature I am terrified of water. Scrimping eels in a puddle right there, the residue from my flesh can cling there if it wants to, that can be my legacy." Visit Noam Youngrak Son's website to find out more about the workshop, discover the zine, and keep scrolling to produce unique combinations of text – ad infinitum.