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The Young Automutilator

from The Young Automutilator. by Andrew Thomas Jacobs

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This spoken word piece set to music is informed and inspired by the surrealist Georges Bataille. In particular his piece Sacrificial Mutilation and the Severed Ear of Vincent Van Gogh. His inspiration was the Annales medico-psychologiques 1924 vol 1. Using this same touchstone I bring you the curious case of Gaston F, age 30, embroidery designer, admitted Saint-Anne hospital, January 25, 1924.

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On the morning of December 11, he was walking on the boulevard, and having arrived at the cemetery, he stared at the sun, and, receiving from it's rays the imperative order to tear off his finger, without hesitation, without feeling any pain, he seized between his teeth his left index finger,
the flexor and extensor tendons, and the articular ligaments at the level of the phalangeal articulation, using his right hand, he then twisted the extremity of the dilacerated left index finger, severing it completely.
The young automutilator.
The young automutilator.
In the days that preceded the automutilation, he drank several glasses of rum or cognac.
It was then that, walking along the boulevard on December 11, he asked the sun for advice, got an idea into his head, stared at the sun to try to hypnotize himself, guessing that it's answer was yes.
He thereby seemed to receive approval.
Lazy man, get out of your sorry state, it seemed to be telling him this, through thought transmission. It did not seem very hard he added, after contemplating suicide, to bite off a finger.
I told myself, I can always do that.

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from The Young Automutilator., track released March 1, 2013

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Andrew Thomas Jacobs Portland, Oregon

Multi instrumentalist, vocalist, interdisciplinary artist and proud member of the Navajo Nation. I have abiding interest in surrealism and surrealistic expression. Stream of consciousness, automatic writing and oblique strategies. Play all the instruments if I can. Thank you and enjoy. ... more

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