Insects multiplied at the speed of an electric current

Insects multiplied at the speed of an electric current is my creative response to the literary works of modernist poet Chika Sagawa, in particular her poem, “Insects”. Sagawa was writing at a time of great fracture and fluctuation; a universal fear of chaos existed amongst the population of the world which was grappling with destruction and disruption. The speaker of the poem shifts and morphs between different forms, almost distracting us from a much more oppressive and sinister force at play.

Performed in the Amaryllis Flemming Hall at the Royal College of Music