ARCHIVE OF NOTHING

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Brittany, August 2001: ........ I collected 37 snails and put them on a blank sheet of paper to form the typography ZERO. For a couple of minutes, the written picture was at a rest, then several snails slowly sneaked away. It was still possible to read the word and the traces of the movements were still visible – but little by little the orderly image turned into a silent chaos. Almost all snails were moving in different directions. The word ZERO, bearing the meaning of Nothing in itself, turned into a visible Nothing........... >>

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