Poème du bonheur et d'Elena (Elena’s Poem of Happiness) was recorded at Ö Stuudio in Tartu with music producer and sound designer Martin Kikas. The poem describes small moments of everyday life, while the sound design deconstructs Elena's voice.
The video was filmed by Kristina Rubinova in Tallinn, in hidden corners of Linnahall, an abandoned concert hall near the Baltic Sea. Siim Parisoo from Ö Stuudio created a one-minute piece where the rhythm, visuals, and subtle effects follow the poem, the voice, and the way the sound unfolds.
Poème du bonheur et d’Elena
La réciproque des corps est sans soupçon.
C’est une danse d’objets et de situations
Dans le périmètre de l’espace commun:
Une basket renversée dans le coin de la pièce,
Une tasse qui tombe de ses mains dans l’évier.
Un pas peut-il être à la fois hâtif et précis?
The project is part of the subtheme The Poetics of Care – Intimacy, Tenderness, Repair.
Author
Elena Truuts
Elena Truuts is a poet from Estonia writing in French who lives and works in Tallinn. She completed a thesis on the radio theater of Nathalie Sarraute ("Nathalie Sarraute, Theater: Action, Interaction, Intersubjectivity") at the University of Paris 8, where she also taught French literature. She currently teaches French at the European School of Tallinn.
