Wednesday, January 28, 2009

This image is from a Ann Hamilton performance in which each line of a book was burned out. This is a somewhat shocking ritual as books are usually treasured pieces of information. Perhaps she believes words are not the best way to express meaning, and therefore is getting rid of them. I like this particular image because you can actually see how hot the burning metal is in contrast to the darkness of the burned out lines of text. 

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