A small theory of looking
Nothing is only itself
ceci n’est pas un titre
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ceci n’est pas une étiquette
Name the obvious. Keep the doubt.
A precise caption gives the familiar object an impossible second reading.
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ceci n’est pas une pomme
Let the ordinary carry the strange.
A suit, a room, a sky: recognizable forms let the contradiction land softly.
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ceci n’est pas un vide
Leave room for the sentence.
The cerulean field holds its breath around each exact interruption.
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ceci n’est pas une preuve
Deny it without raising your voice.
The image proposes; the words disagree. Neither needs to explain itself.