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René Akstinas Pa 1 om The following inter-view was conducted by Mr. Primrose Alimony with a blind person who chose to remain anonymous... ALIMONY - The exploratory sensual world is the one of the artist. But for those of us who write we are essentially an aberration for no words exist in nature, only sounds. And for those of us who paint, we are even worse off: nature exceeds our capacities both in form and colour. What do you think of that? BLIND - It would make a great deal more sense if you asked me if I was married or have caviar on my tie. ALIMONY - Agreed. Then what is the meaning of art? BLIND - For me? ALIMONY - Yes. Go ahead, I'll adjust the volume while you talk. BLIND - In my case, art can only be the juxtaposition of sound with purpose. Or in the case of sculpture, form with fidelity. The loss of sight is not really replaced because it is amplified instead. Darkness is my light if you follow. My world deals with the abstract in a sensual way however and that's something you have a harder time doing. ALIMONY - Then do you think you are superior in some ways? BLIND -Yes, of course. ALIMONY - Let me ask you a different sort of question then. What does the word 'perspective' mean to you? BLIND - It means you. My perception of you. ALIMONY - But if you touch an object can you sense "perspective", know which angle it's facing? Bi INI) - Not really. But I know it's always facing the "unnamed." ALIMONY - Pardon? BLIND - 1 have the feeling that this imaginaryobject you're talking about is facing an unknown direction. How many directions are there? Probably, an infinite amount. And how do you measure its distance? Where do you draw the line? Is it facing the wall or is the wall facing it and what about the distance beyond the wall? How far is it away from things beyond the wall? And those things are in different positions so how do you know which way it is facing? You fix its position by your sight while I fix it in relation to my mind and my desire to know it. ALIMONY - Coffee? BLIND -Yes, please.Three sugars. ALIMONY -YOU know how to count? BUND -Yes. ALIMONY - And how do you do that? BLIND - Through feeling. Primrose. I practise every day as a matter of fact. I learned it through a waitress in New York. ALIMONY - Interesting. Tell me about it. BLIND - It's like counting grains of sand except that I use pennies. She placed ten pennies in my hand until I got to know its weight, and then twenty, thirty and so forth. If you place twenty five pennies in my hand I'll immediately know there are not twenty NUMÉRO <strong>46</strong>-<strong>47</strong> • VICE VERSA 1 7
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