Mika Tajima, Deal or No Deal
"For ten weeks, the shape of the peace negotiation table itself was debated until agreed upon. Various configurations and arrangements were proposed before a large round table, flanked by two rectangles, was finalized. The failed shapes (squares, rectangles, ovals) had held conflicting symbolic significance for each side in ways that the opponent was unwilling to acknowledge throughout the process . . .
An empty circle describes a class of things. Striped areas are empty. Blank areas are the possibility of something. Two interlocking circles represent a proposition — something is being included and excluded as a member.
Though the rectangle, representing the Universal set, shows the space of all things possible but it may not include itself. The contradiction is now a possibility. An exception.
Holes in the overall logic appear. Literal perforations reveal the intersections beneath while obscuring others. We see the workings of shared space and the exclusion of others. Color and patterns overlap. Divided, the frame is both part of no part.
Outside is everything else."
onestar press, a collection of books, multiples and movies by artists is dedicated to the production of books, multiples and movies by artists.
140 x 225 mm
150 pages
Cover: Paperback, color, glossy finish
Binding: glue bound
Interior: black-and-white
2009
onestar press
Edition limited to 250 numbered copies
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