Poojana Prasanna’s zine UN COUP DE EH?? as seen in A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive.
Poojana Prasanna
b. India, 1998–
UN COUP DE EH?? (2023)
Photocopied zine
From curator Rich Dana:
Humorous takes and parody are also a part of the tradition of riffing on “Un coup de dés.” Poojana Prasanna, a graduate student from the University of Iowa Center for the Book’s Topics in Material Analysis course taught by exhibit curator Rich Dana, created a zine which ponders the meaning of Mallarmé’s poem from the perspective of a perplexed student reader.
Transcription of cover:
UN COUP DE EH?
by Poojana
Thoughts, feelings, self-doubt,
Mystery, profundity, purpose.
Transcription of open pages:
Reading “Un coup de dés” for the first time
Hmmm…
*AFTER 2 LINES*
What…does…it…mean?
*AFTER 1 PAGE*
Do I even know English?
*AFTER 2 PAGES*
What…is…life?
Master Shifu hands the scroll…
The secret to limitless power…
UN COUP DE DÉS
EXPLAINED