The text of this book was written by Butor and the etchings made by Qotbi. This deluxe edition includes additional suite of five etchings by Qotbi on Japon paper, each signed and numbered 5/10. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Each contributor has an inked his/her fingerprint that follows the engraving. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Lames means thin metal in English. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This black box is one "encounter" between an artist and Dépanne Machine, out of a series of six.

The sculpture consists of 13 interlocking, painted wooden rings which rest upon the book object base. The total number of copies of this book is unknown since the publishers make additional copies on order. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a poster advertising the arrival of Nouveau Beaujolais wine. It was posted in cafes and restaurants in Paris. Rachid Koraichi asked for the poster on the wall for the Sackners during their lunch together with Albert Behar. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This work is based upon Sufi mysticism and deals with Judaism, Christianity and Islam. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The clock was commissioned by Groupe Clinivest for the year 2000. Albert Dupont designed the watch-face using the imprint of babies' feet for the numerals. Dupont wrote the label on the top of the metal container. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The artist died in 2011 or 2012 but her obituary has not been posted on the iinternet. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The drawings consist of the same phrase appears with slightly different calligraphic styles. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

David Harris aka David UU. Letter discusses sending sound performance tapes for festival. Cobbing states that he "must try to keep better contact between what we are doing and your good selves." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Cobbing describes several works of his to Harris and expresses hopes for contacts in Canadian radio. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The folded letters were printed in an edition of 650 in 1983-1991 and mailed to the Sackner Archive in separate envelopes by Edition Despalles, the distributor for Atelier des Grames, but the cassette that holds them is made upon request. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

These collages have the same formatted media presentation but differ in their themes most of which are abstract. However, one of the calligraphic images is modeled after a Futurist Parole In Liberta landscape poem in which large dotted "i's" serve as Roman columns while another depicts an oriental face. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The dark brown covers of this book have been collaged, crumpled and heavily varnished by Seille to create a unique artist binding, The endpapers consist of fluid calligraphic writing in an unrecognizable alphabet, written in black paint reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy. The pages are collaged with the artist's unique drawings consisting of images, numbers, surrealistic drawings and organic structures. The pages are varnished such that a crunchy sound is emitted upon turning the pages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.