XII. Plural of physicist In the previous section we reached the point at which art ceases to be a sufficient example. The artist is able to change the configuration of experience, make space, time, causality or identity behave in an unusual way, but this does not mean that a different physics exists. Now let’s allow ourselves to take exactly this step.

Introduction The screen displays: “I am in pain.” A line of text is present here first. Nothing more has to be fixed before interpretation begins. The line contains marks, spaces, and words. A person is not part of the line. Pain is not part of the line. Sincerity, deception, a cause, memory, a nervous system, and the absence of pain are not parts of the line either. This does not deny the person, the pain, or the cause. It marks the boundary between the record and what is attributed through it.

Cover art by ​ strange files studio . The layout stands empty. Behind it we take our places, one behind the other, facing the hall. Or is it the layout we are setting — so that its figures may ​ rise, afterwards, and face the hall? We come forward. We sit down on opposite sides of the layout. And look through it. ME. It’s not funny at all M. and not even a cautionary tale. ME. And is there a story here at all? M. Just a few dialogues. ME. Yes — two living voices, M. now long gone, ME.

Introduction The screen says: "I'm in pain" First there is a line of text. This is the only thing that needs to be noted before further reading. The line contains characters, spaces and words. The person is not part of the string. Pain is not part of the line. Sincerity, lies, reason, memory, nervous system and absence of pain are also not part of the line. This is not denying the person, the pain, or the cause. This is the boundary between a recording and what is attributed to it.