barbara jansen - BADA

Limiting the number of phrases used to play the Lottery game to five original
sequences, “Lottery_4-5” increases the perceived difference in speed between
the different mini-phrases. Furthermore it opens up for the play with
repetition of single figures/phrases/sequences. When one phrase is played
twice in a loop, the repetition/repeat is clearly visible, a “moment of obvious
repeat”.
However, repeating a phrase with several other phrases in-between does
not necessarily bring the word repeat to my mind. Yet, phrase No. 1, step-bystep,
seems to fall out of the picture a bit. lt appears to be the most significant
phrase, as although it has not been played for quite some time I still remember
seeing it before. There I tend to say: “oh, this appeared before, it is repeated.”
There seems to be two ways to repeat a phrase: as a direct repetition and
as a recurring element. Somehow these two forms of repetition are clearly
distinguishable and create something different … another nuance of expression.
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