Day 4 / Day 5
Fuck / Batman & Press Play >
I am a Batman fan, and when articles of the possible source of the various pointed the finger at bats, I grew… conflicted. I began comparing the genesis of Spiderman (who was bitten by a radio active spider) with what might have happened in Wuhan, shared my fears with my friend, Deborah Yewande Bankole, who instantly incinerated the idea of Batman as a hero in the first place. This short audio play, recorded binaurally*, is the fallout, a dramatisation of our conversation.
Binaural recording involves both ears. Noise is recorded in the way the human ear and brain works to receive sound. The play was recorded as though you, the listener, were sat between Deborah and I as we argued. You’ll need some good headphones. The play was commissioned by Story Futures and all recorded and edited during lockdown. The poem was the last one written for The Actual, and was by far, the most difficult.
I hope you enjoy it. You can read the poem, and purchase the whole book here from Penned in the margins.
