Binary Poetry: LOVE (Performance)

LOVE (Performance) is a binary poem by Delta poetica, enacted through the coordinated gestures of two performers. One performer crushes or preserves colored chocolate balls with a hammer, while the other alternates between playing a violin note or remaining silent. Each action is assigned a binary value of 0 or 1, though these assignments are not fixed and are determined at the beginning of each performance.

The work introduces contingency into the binary framework, foregrounding the instability of meaning and the situational nature of encoding. Through embodied action and live interaction, the performers construct a temporal sequence that spells out the word “LOVE,” highlighting the ways symbolic structures emerge from collaborative and material processes.

As part of the Binary Poetry series, LOVE emphasizes analogue coding, embodiment, and time-based decision-making, positioning listening, touch, and rhythm as alternatives to computational determinacy.