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Fragmentary

by Maria G

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Under 100 years old? Assisted suicide is illegal. Visit one of our specialised psychologists. -- I chose not to undergo the immortality therapy and I have not regretted it. -- Guinness cosmos record 2848: 400 years together. -- Hi, I am doctor Roussel. Would you like to follow me to my office? [Text: Excerpts from original story.]
2.
Fin Mai, Jardin du Luxembourg --End of May, Luxembourg gardens Retrospective / Paris / Retrospective … Elle est amoureuse du plus haut style, --She is in love with the finest style Beau / Non / A ouai / impressionant --Beautiful / no / oh yeah / Impressive Retrospective / Paris / Retrospective … beau / beau / beau et brutal --nice / nice / nice and brutal Non non. C’est la cage aux folles, non non --No no. This is the mad cage, no no. Traversez le jardin, arrivez sur le quai du pont marie… --Cross the garden, arrive at the marie bridge quay …vers le chevet de saint Gervais, --toward the Chevet of saint Gervais Non non, cette putain de pyramide de verre, non mais c’est quoi? --No no, this fucking glass pyramid, what the fuck is it? C'est la cage aux folles, --It's the mad cage. (singing La Vie en Rose by E. Piaf) Quand il me prend dans ses bras
Il me parle tout bas
Je vois la vie en rose
Il me dit des mots d'amour
Des mots de tous les jours… Bonjour Madame! C'est le défilé des traîne-guibolles. --It’s the parade of the  «slow-legged » Toute l’humanité à portée de main --All humanity within arm’s reach Saltimbanques inquiets de leur seul numéro --Acrobats worried about their only act Ahh l' éternel carnaval de Paris ! --Oh the eternal carnival of Paris ! Saint Michel Grand Palais Place du Châtelet Place Saint Andrés des Arts Quartier Latin Saint Germain des Près Le Marais Centre Pompidou La Tour Saint Jacques La Bastille Rue du Marché des Blanc Manteau Rue des Rosiers Boulevard Saint Germain Hôtel de Ville La tour Eiffel Oh la tour Eiffel ! Ze Eiffel tover Nan nan,the Eiffel tower Beaubourg... Sacré Cœur... Olympiades … …. Le métro tel un ventre chaud et partageux t'a livrée à l’incertitude du jour, --The underground, like a warm and sharing belly, has delivered you to the uncertainty of the day. On circule, on passé, on descend. --We circulate, we pass, we go down. [Text: 1) Excerpts taken by poet’s Simone Auguste anthology Poèmes Parisiens. 2) Excerpt from E. Piaf’s song La vie en Rose 3) Original text from Célian Girost]
3.
Je devine tes pensées si facilement Pas besoin de paroles Il y a quelque chose de plus grand que nous. Une force féroce qui nous rassemble Dès notre première rencontre Il y avait quelque chose de spécial entre nous Destinés à être ensemble pour toujours. --- I can guess your thoughts so easily No need for words There is something special between us. A fierce force that brings us together Since we first met There was something greater than us. We are destined to be together forever. [Lyrics (french): Maria Gkotzampougiouki Editing: Célian Girost]
4.
Immortality 04:16
5.
Separation 04:12
(Vinyl record) Je devine tes pensées si facilement Pas besoin de paroles Il y a quelque chose de plus grand que nous. (telephone conversation) I don’t understand. I don’t understand you anymore. There is no communication. You are not talking to me. How am I supposed to know what you are thinking? Guess? Look, if you want this to work, you have to try. But first, perhaps, you have to ask yourself if you want to try. Do you? (Vinyl record) Une force féroce qui nous rassemble Dès notre première rencontre Il y avait quelque chose de spécial entre nous Now I wonder What happened to us? This is the end There is nothing left. Love has died and I’ve already walked off. Destinés à… / Destined to… We’ve failed… …être ensemble…/ …be together… …but I guess… … pour toujours. / …forever. …nothing lasts forever. (Journalist asking questions) Mr. Reno, mr. Reno please! How do you feel about your paintings being exposed to this brilliant museum? How long have you been working on this main… How do you feel about being compared to Picasso… …Picasso of the 25th century? I’ve seen your paintings… …next to Rembrandt, Monet, Malet… Quelles seront vos prochaines expositions? --What other exhibitions will follow? What is your next painting going to be about? Have you always looked for fame? [Lyrics and text: Maria Gkotzampougiouki, Célian Girost]
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Days of Fame 02:56
How do you feel about your paintings being exposed to this brilliant museum? … compared to Picasso… …Picasso of the 25th century? …next to Rembrandt, Monet, Malet… J’ai cru comprendre qu’elle était la source d’inspiration dans beaucoup d’œuvres ? -- If I understood correctly, she was the source of inspiration in many of your works? Have you always looked for fame? There is a wealth of humbug in this life. But the multitudinous little humbugs have been classified by Chinese Buddhists under two big humbugs: fame and wealth. Many cultured persons were able to escape the lure of wealth, but only the very greatest could escape the lure of fame. From my own observation of life, the Buddhist classification of life’s humbugs is not complete, and the great humbugs of life are three, instead of two: fame, wealth and power. There is a convenient American word which combines these three humbugs into the one great humbug: success. But many wise men know that the desires for success, fame and wealth are euphemistic names for the fears of failure, poverty and obscurity and that these fears are dominating our lives. There are many people who have already attained both fame and wealth, but… [Text: 1) First part by Maria Gkotzampougiouki, Célian Girost 2) Second part: excerpt from Lin Yutang’s book The Importance of Living (1998).]
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The End 03:00

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"Fragmentary" is a mini concept album based on a short story of mine with a science fiction background. The story takes place in the distant future, where immortality along with the cessation of physical decay has long been achieved and is available to everybody through a simple vaccination procedure. Part of this fictional world is also ‘Assisted Suicide Centres’, as it is legal and socially acceptable for anyone over 100 years of age to implement their decision to die.
The main character of the story is 473 years old when he decides to put an end to his life. He visits an “Assisted Suicide Centre” and while following a standard bureaucratic procedure where he has to answer to specific questions, he flashes back to different phases of his life...

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released May 3, 2013

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