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Exhibition: CONTRASTES In this contribution by Manfred Mohr to the show, the beginning of a quote attributed to Democritus and used by Jacques Monod (nobel prize winning biologist) is transformed slowly into the end of the quote. Tout ce qui existe dans l univers est ------- le fruit du hasard et necessite (Everything existing in the universe is ------- the fruit of chance and necessity) Each transformation changes one letter at a time [A]... to [Z] in 2 steps: - The chosen letter from the second text is morphed into the current text. (eg: B's from the second text are put into their position in the current text.) - If there is a space in the second text at the same position as the chosen letter in the current text, the letter is replaced by a space in the current text. (eg: A space in the second text will replace a B in the current text, if it is in the same position.) The transformation is printed on folding and sprocketed paper from a CDC high-speed line printer. The following photos were taken expressly for this website from the original 1976 wall hanging. |
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The beginning of a quote transforms slowly .... |
.... into the end of the quote |
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Beginning of wall hanging - replacement of letters "A" to "E" |
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Middle of wall hanging - replacement of letters "K" to "O" |
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End of wall hanging - replacement of letters "T" to "Y" |
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