Brief - Anje Claeys - 1/1 2005
Gene therapy alters the genetic code
Take an ordinary letter and change a few words
It could have a totally different outcome
In a world of dazzling internet and virtual messaging,
I keep on preferring the old-fashioned letter,
written by hand, words carefully chosen as they wander by
Next, add the envelope and the stamp
and search for the red postoffice box from where
the slow and often long journey can start
Slow messaging
Slow traveling
Slow art
A lot like printmaking.
Takes a long journey to create the perfect matrix for the perfect print in the perfect color.
So many things can go wrong, making it imperfect thus incredibly perfect.
Exactly why I love it all that much.
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'Brief' is the Flemish word for letter.