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A flock of birds, butterflies, or leaves fluttering in the breeze—nature engenders an atmosphere of harmony in utterly simple fashion. This was the source of Arthur Ganson’s inspiration. Scraps of paper driven by a finely tuned mechanism are set into gentle motion. In every one of his machines, Arthur Ganson sees in some way a self-portrait. For this piece, the artist has been lead by meditations on the nature of his being. “I am animal and thus am subject to the laws of physics and chemistry. I am spirit and thus am not bound by any physical law. Everything is revealed by the nature of my physicality. Nothing is revealed by the nature of my physicality.”
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