"SkylAR - TONG"
Text (by Marko Ciciliani)
My tong penetrates my left nostril.
Flicking, I force my way into the pharynx.
Auto-titillation – I sneeze.
My tong penetrates my right nostril.
Manoeuvring around a pearl of saliva.
Not bitter, nor sweet, nor salty, nor sour.
I swallow.
Now my tong rolls backwards.
With its bifurcated tips it enters the eustachian catacombs
That bring them to the tympanic cavity.
A quick drum-roll –
now retract before the hammer can strike!
Sassy
Use of voice
I recorded my own voice but I spoke the text by inhaling the air which very much changed its character. Furthermore, I recorded it by pressing a contact microphone against my front teeth and another one against my larynx which entailed a very dry sound as if it had been recorded from inside the body.