Jérôme Mauche's 'Superadobe' Defies Narrative Logic
Jérôme Mauche's collection 'Superadobe' resists summary, assembling clichés and jargon into a disjointed, non-narrative text. The writing lacks internal logic, borrowing technical language to circle vague ideas. Phrases like 'pustules form on the surface, cysts have been added, series of symptoms follow the order of advancing disease' illustrate the chaotic continuum. The text shifts abruptly, leaving readers in confusion: 'If we managed to divert the child from his wish, he will live.' Jérôme Lebrun's review in artpress (July 2006) notes that the interest lies not in meaning alone but in the reader's repeated disappointment and fascination with the effort to grasp multiple possibilities simultaneously. At its best, this experimental literature mimics media discourse to amplify its poverty.
Key facts
- Jérôme Mauche is the author of 'Superadobe'.
- The collection is described as resisting summary.
- The text assembles clichés and technical jargon.
- It lacks internal logic and narrative structure.
- Jérôme Lebrun wrote a review of the work.
- The review was published in artpress in July 2006.
- The writing is characterized as experimental literature.
- It mimics media discourse to highlight its poverty.
Entities
Artists
- Jérôme Mauche
- Jérôme Lebrun
Institutions
- artpress
Sources
- artpress —