Ilaria Boffa - In the Arms of Weirs

In this episode we meet Ilaria Boffa, a poet and sound artist based in Padua, Italy. Her latest bilingual (ENG/ITA) poetry book, Beginning & Other Tragedies/Inizi e Altre Tragedie (valleypressuk.com/products/beginnings-other-tr…), is published by Valley Press UK and set between the Euganei Hills and Venice.
For Flow she worked on segment 13, Staumauer Lech, characterised by the presence of a large hydropower station. For her composition she collaborated with the violinist Ida Di Vita (instagram.com/ididivi) (Italy) and with the artist, writer, and educator Elizabeth Gallon Droste (instagram.com/elizabethgallondroste) (Berlin).
In the episode you can hear her perspective on our relationship between the river and us, followed by her composition. Keep reading to find her accompanying notes.

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