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Lot Essay
'I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THE USE OF TEXT AS SOMETHING PEDAGOGIQUE, THAT PEOPLE CAN READ, BUT I EXPLORE THE PRESENCE OF TEXT IN OUR LIVES. MY IDEA IS THAT A LETTER IS LIKE A CELL, WITH A MEMORY. A CHARACTER IN AN ALPHABET IS SOMETHING SO PRECISE, DEVELOPED BY SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS, AND IS THE BEST EXPRESSION OF A CULTURE. BIOLOGICALLY A LONE CELL IS NOTHING, BUT TOGETHER WITH OTHERS MAKES AN ORGAN OR A BODY, AND SO IT IS WITH LETTERS. EVERY LETTER RETAINS ITS MEMORY AND PERSONALITY EVEN WHEN IT IS WORKING FOR THE MORE COMPLEX BODY, THE MEANINGFUL TEXT. I THINK THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL METAPHOR FOR DIVERSITY. WITH TEXT YOU CAN MAKE A CULTURE, WITH A CULTURE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. THIS IS THE CONCEPT OF THE FOUNDATION STONE: AROUND THE STONE A TEMPLE IS BUILT, AROUND A THE TEMPLE A CITY, AROUND THE CITY, THE COUNTRY, THE CONTINENT, THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSE - FROM THE SMALLEST TO THE GREATEST. SCULPTURE IS A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO EXPLORE THIS WORLD OF IDEAS AND ENERGY.'
(J. PLENSA QUOTED IN JAUME PLENSA, EXH. CAT., YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK, WAKEFIELD, 2011, P. 133).
(J. PLENSA QUOTED IN JAUME PLENSA, EXH. CAT., YORKSHIRE SCULPTURE PARK, WAKEFIELD, 2011, P. 133).