bilderwelt und frömmigkeit

the wonderful documenta 5 catalogue

a modernistic marvel

the soul of Man must quicken to creation.
out of formless stone, when the artist unites himself
with stone,
spring always new forms of life, from the soul of man
that is joined to the soul of stone;
out of the meaningless practical shapes of all that is living
or lifeless
joined with the artist's eye, new life, new form, new
colour.
out of the sea of sound the life of music.

- from The Rock by ts eliot

 harold szeemann's beautifully curated documenta 5, 1972

Ceal Floyer - 'Til I get it right, dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel

Ceal Floyer - Til I Get It Right

any object, intensely regarded, may be a gate of access to the incorruptible eons of the gods

 daniel gustav cramer and haris epaminonda

the term privileged instance is the only one that, with a certain amount of accuracy, accounts for what can be encountered at random in the search; the opposite of a substance that withstands the test of time, it is something that flees as soon as it is seen and cannot be grasped. the will to fix such instants, which belong, it is true, to painting or writing is only the way to make them reappear, because the painting or the poetic text evokes but does not make substantial what once appeared. (it is about) creating pathways permitting the endless reattainment of that which flees. - Bataille