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Hammer and Sickle, 1976 — Enzo Mari "This piece shows Mari's dark and brilliant sense of humor. A series of 44 marble sculptures, shown separatly on pedestals at the 1976 Venice Biennale, appear to be abstract Jean Arp-like formal studies. But when combined they form a hammer and sickle.Collectors were anaware that their individual 'abstract' sculptures were each part of the symbol of Communism. More than just a joke on well-heeled collectors, this piece shows Mari looking at the slippage of meaning when symbols move through different contexts. Pin-Up Magazine, Issue 28

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Fur Cycle

In de levende natuur kennen we het biologisch evenwicht. Een bekend voorbeeld is de fur cycle. Daaronder verstaan de Canadeses pelsjagers het dynamisch evenwicht tussen pelsroofdieren en pelsknaagdieren, b.v. tussen vossen en konijnen. Als de vossen toenemen, worden de konijnen minder in aantal. Dit leidt weer tot sterfte onder de vossen, waardoor de konijnen weer toenemen, enz.

Informatie-en-energie — Drs H van Praag

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Silkscreen poster

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"How easy it all was! Only surrender, and everything else followed. It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it. Nothing had changed except your own attitude: the predestined thing happened in any case. He hardly knew why he had ever rebelled." Nineteen Eighty-Four - Chapter 4 George Orwell

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