[and ABOUT THE PLEASURE OF THE APPROPRIATION OF A TEXT].

The reproduction [the rewriting] of texts.

Such reproduction/rewriting of texts implies a constantly active attitude.

From the choice of the text [act of love] to the preservation and rehabilitation as re-design [new conception].

One avoids the [mystic-mysterious] tension of invention-creation and adopts the [entirely secular] quiet readiness to accept the inertia of [Darwinian] evolution.

One avoids the [anxiety-inducing-paralyzing] tension of invention-creation and adopts the [author’s] quiet readiness to self-adapt.

…

Fidelity-infidelity. Faithful in the transcription. Unfaithful in the transcription.

Literal-parallel. Literal-diverging. Aware-unaware.

The rewriting of texts avoids the [mystical-mysterious] tension of the invention-creation and adopts serene availability [all secular] to the inertia of evolution [darwinistic].

The rewriting of texts avoids the tension [that puts anxiety-that paralyzes] of the invention-creation and adopts the serene availability [of the author] to adaptation to himself.

…

The calm act

[because it requires no effort – even only to prepare the creative act]

of transcribing a text

chosen from the texts I love

and therefore even more beloved

often

sometimes

[from time to time]

almost as an adaptation to myself

fills some folds

with the unexpected and light

[and therefore wonderful] act

of invention.

Invention as an act of filling the voids.

INVENTION OF COMPENSATION.

[OBVIUS, 2014]

/// All drawings and texts by Beniamino Servino. More about his work, here.
/// We want to thank Beniamino who kindly shared this project with us.