Fragments, still in the middle movement around the periphery, edges unstable, a still image a narrative, a series of still images, one narrative moment colours another.
Sequence and time orders these moments, shoulder to shoulder, linear. How to create a sequence that allows for cross contamination? Memory does this. Layering and transparency collapses linear sequence. Repetition. Repetition and rhythm work with memory to cross fertilize moments – singing in rounds
valency |ˈveɪl(ə)nsi|
noun ( pl. valencies ) Chemistry, chiefly Brit.
the combining power of an element, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with: carbon always has a valency of 4. Compare with valence1.
• Linguistics the number of grammatical elements with which a particular word, especially a verb, combines in a sentence.
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from late Latin valentia ‘power, competence’, from valere ‘be well or strong’.
multivalent |ˌmʌltɪˈveɪl(ə)nt|
adjective
1 having or susceptible of many applications, interpretations, meanings, or values: visually complex and multivalent work.
Julie Forrester 