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4 When a black stone is printed on layered The dimensions of the squares are respectively
paper simultaneously a spatial effect of a 1.35m, 1.38m, 1.41m, 1.44m and 1.47m while the
straight line in the sharp fold and a white line in gaps are respectively 15cm, 12cm, 9cm, 6cm and
the black plane appears. 3cm.
Due to this a contradictory movement of expansion
These lithographs are printed in collaboration and contraction arises.
with Rento Brattinga Filling In the five squares with black oil pastel
causes the underlying diagonal to appear as a
Maria van Elk, 1980 black Impression and the overlying fold as a white
line.
page 107 Coosje van Bruggen, 1981
drawing 1973-1980, page 43
Bulletin Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Maria van Elk - drawing 1973-1980
How cause and effect are determined by a page 109
sequence of decisions. Expansion arises through
contraction and contraction arises through Letter Joop Hardy to Maria
expansion.
Dear Ria,
The starting point is a rectangular canvas cloth
1.50m high and 7.50m wide. In connection with my intended leave as director
Placing a fold in the rectangle causes two of the AKI – (at the end of the academic year
diagonals to arise that meet in the top left corner 1980/1981) I would like to have a discussion with
and diverge in the bottom right corner. you – because I know that you consider ART as
The underlying diagonal, caused by the fold, runs the centre – magical centre – radiation source – of
from corner to corner. education on this academy.
The overlying diagonal runs from the top left corner
to 7.5cm above the bottom right corner. The inside There is you see a great danger – at least not
of the fold in the bottom corner comprises 10% of imaginary – that after my leave – art craft, artistic
the height of the rectangle, that thereby changes profession, social relevance and socio – political
into a trapezium with a narrow side of 1.35m and a employability will predominate; hand in hand with a
wide side of 1.50m. detached and bureaucratic regime.
The trapezium with diagonals caused by a fold is That is why it seems good to me to discuss how
divided in five. such a development can be avoided.
Five trapeziums arise that are converted from right
to left into five squares while the diagonals remain Since soon the whole AKI community will have
unaltered. to be informed and has to be called to speak out
The first square, the smallest, has diagonals about the future policy and the profile of the coming
containing the greatest area of the fold and due to director/directress a confidential discussion on the
this the largest gap between itself and the following shortest terms possible seems desirable.
square.
The gradual decrease in the area contained by the With kind regards
fold determines the measure by which the gaps Joop Hardy
between the squares decrease and, in addition, the
measure by which the size of the squares grow. Joop Hardy, March 10th, 1980
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