[NetBehaviour] book of primes, an altered book

[michael szpakowski]

HI Edward
163 isn't on page 163 because the way the book was altered means a prime 
appears once every four numbered pages. ( for n>2 the page the nth prime appears on is given by 4n -11)

The anomalies are there (as is the project) because I was feeling skittish and I think art could do with more skittishness.
If I was given to artist statements and solemnity I could spin a yarn 
about it 'asking questions about representation' and all that sort of 
bollocks. Don't get me wrong -it was three days labour on and off and 
I'm glad I did it, I don't think it was a waste of my time.
It's a thing; it's there...
Thanks so much for looking & asking. Off to look at the new "Hairy" now...
warmest
michael


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 From: Edward Picot <edward at edwardpicot.com>
To: michael szpakowski <michael at dvblog.org>; netbehaviour <netbehaviour at netbehaviour.org> 
Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2014 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: book of primes, an altered book
 


Michael -

I'm interested in the anomalies. Why is 163 a stag? (And why isn't
      it on page 163?) Why is 193 Elvis? Why is 227 a cube? (I feel as
      if I may be missing something obvious of a mathematical nature
      here.)

- Edward

On 06/11/14 17:08, michael szpakowski wrote:


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>https://www.flickr.com/photos/szpako/sets/72157649139453835/
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>japanese paints &/or ink and collage on cut found business studies book
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>cheers
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>michael
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