Post by account_disabled on Dec 13, 2023 21:11:43 GMT -7
Let's continue the discussion on Connectivism that began last week, with the first part of the interview with Sandro Battisti , in which Connectivism as a literary genre was discussed and in which we tried to give a simple explanation to this movement. In this second part we talk about Connectivism in the field of creative writing. From a writing point of view, what does a writer need to know to be able to write connectivist stories ? Aside from reading stories of this kind, what readings do you think are fundamental for your "literary education"? Sandro Battisti – I can tell you about my personal experiences, know that every connectivist will use a different approach.
My "artistic" training is basically given by two writers: Algernon Blackwood and Bruce Sterling; they are very different from each other, of course, but their sensitivities coexist and give rise to dizzying psychic flights in which the Fantastic reigns supreme. But I also love certain music, psychedelic (very early Pink Floyd) and gothic, electronic, dark & ritual ambient, noise, postpunk. Films: Hallucinatory States, Phone Number Data Hardware, The Wall. I also love the suggestions of the occult that I feel living inside me. Here, this is my base from which I started, to elaborate all my thoughts on it. It would be interesting to know what other members of the collective think and feel. Connectivism is also attentive to a certain style and a certain language. How did you forge your language? And why is there this attention to an experimental language? SB – Because Connectivism is experimentation.
Personally I stay away from pop so I systematically pursue every trickle that deviates from the masses. It is therefore obvious that the language I use is almost for initiates, it has its own poetics and what I invite you to do is just let yourself be enveloped by the words (images) and be transported elsewhere. That elsewhere exists, is strong, and constitutes a continuum in itself, in which to live cerebrally and psychically. Connectivism: an elite writing or for everyone? There is talk of a certain sensitivity in Connectivism: do you think that only a few will be able to write connectivist stories or is this sensitivity within everyone's reach? SB – Anyone can write connectivism. I repeat, my aesthetic canon is cryptic, but not everyone (fortunately) thinks like me, so if you feel the charm coming from our themes, let's write, compose, film, each in our own way.
My "artistic" training is basically given by two writers: Algernon Blackwood and Bruce Sterling; they are very different from each other, of course, but their sensitivities coexist and give rise to dizzying psychic flights in which the Fantastic reigns supreme. But I also love certain music, psychedelic (very early Pink Floyd) and gothic, electronic, dark & ritual ambient, noise, postpunk. Films: Hallucinatory States, Phone Number Data Hardware, The Wall. I also love the suggestions of the occult that I feel living inside me. Here, this is my base from which I started, to elaborate all my thoughts on it. It would be interesting to know what other members of the collective think and feel. Connectivism is also attentive to a certain style and a certain language. How did you forge your language? And why is there this attention to an experimental language? SB – Because Connectivism is experimentation.
Personally I stay away from pop so I systematically pursue every trickle that deviates from the masses. It is therefore obvious that the language I use is almost for initiates, it has its own poetics and what I invite you to do is just let yourself be enveloped by the words (images) and be transported elsewhere. That elsewhere exists, is strong, and constitutes a continuum in itself, in which to live cerebrally and psychically. Connectivism: an elite writing or for everyone? There is talk of a certain sensitivity in Connectivism: do you think that only a few will be able to write connectivist stories or is this sensitivity within everyone's reach? SB – Anyone can write connectivism. I repeat, my aesthetic canon is cryptic, but not everyone (fortunately) thinks like me, so if you feel the charm coming from our themes, let's write, compose, film, each in our own way.