Zangezi

Supersaga

by Velimir Khlebnikov

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On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of Velimir Khlebnikov, Boris Trofimov's creative workshop presents an art project: a bilingual edition of the super-story “Zangezi” in Russian and English (translated by Paul Schmidt). The Russian-speaking and English-speaking parts are united under one cover, just as the star language unites different worlds. Languages ​​meet each other halfway and meet in the middle of the book, where there is a large typographic block: "Architecture from words", quoting Khlebnikov himself. This is work with the system of sounds of the prophet Zangezi, a canvas of music and rhythm, graphic transformations. "Architecture from words" is an attempt to visually comprehend supernatural by means of typography.

"Zangezi" is the central work of Velimir Khlebnikov. This is indeed a super-story, as Khlebnikov himself defined it. That is, the totality, the focus of the poet's multiple aspirations, his reformatory searches in the field of speech. The name Zangezi goes back to Nietzsche's Zarathustra. At the same time, Zangezi is an alter ego of Khlebnikov himself. This work traces his long-term search. It is a search for meaning at various levels - from auditory to visual. The first creators of visual parallels to the super story were Pyotr Miturich and Vladimir Tatlin. Later Serafim Pavlovsky, Stepan Botiev searched for and found their own approaches to visualization of "Zangezi".

And now a new approach was shown by young artists of Boris Trofimov's workshop. The polyphony of Khlebnikov's texts gives space for the entire creative group of the workshop. Fifteen participants, including executives, united by a common interest in Khlebnikov's ideas, put their impressions into a publication that becomes an extensive artistic expression in a universal visual language. The world of "Zangezi" is built at the intersection of languages, and the artists are building this intersection.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Boslen
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish, Russian
  • ISBN/Identifier 9785911873561
  • Publication Country or regionRussia
  • FormatHardback
  • Pages272
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleЗангези
  • Original Language AuthorsВелимир Хлебников
  • Copyright Year2025
  • Page size24x17 (24x17) cm
  • Illustrationtypographic illustration

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