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Piotr:   Thinking about something that could be vispro, I came up with the idea of pixelizing some text and putting it above some background. I did the pixelization in gimp, and the background image was created on deepdremgenerator . So I concentrated on "looking at prose" - prose often uses rectangles as a form (I guess it comes from  putting rectangular pieces together in standard books). I made three attempts before deciding on using this one.



Comment: This image certainly reads as prose narration - and yes, in studying THE BOOK and its general shape as a cultural object, rectangle is the most common - and is therefore considered to be one of the most STABLE shapes (unlike the triangle for example which is more dynamic, and therefore more unstable). Certainly a lot to be explored in this - something we really take for granted. The background gives the impression of stained glass windows and perhaps offers a visual aid in accessing the inaccessible text. The image in its hybrid complexity offers the question: is there any relation between page shape or size and its content in terms of meaning? As for the palimpsest nature of the image, I think that is of great relevance to vispro - it's practice and philosophy.

Questions raised by Piotr's answer: 
1) does the idea of "pixelizing some text and putting it above some background" have relevance to visual prose? Is the methodology of creating ANY vispro relevant - or only certain aspects?

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