An Anecdoted Topography of Chance

What is the Topography?

Hard to explain an idea so simple yet so brilliantly executed. Following a rambling conversation with his dear friend Robert Filliou, Daniel Spoerri one day mapped the objects lying at random on the table of his room, adding a rigorously scientific description of each. These objects subsequently evoked associations, memories, anecdotes; not only from the original author, but from his friends as well

• mapped the objects

• adding a scientific description of each.

• objects subsequently evoked associations, memories, anecdotes; not only from the original author, but from his friends as well

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Take-home assignment

• Find a table which have many objects,

• Draw a diagram of all objects on it,

• Give a number to each object as a reference

• Write a description for each of the objects

What can be written:

• Appearance of the object: physically and artistically.

• History of the object: why it is here, since when, who brought it here, where you bought it, how much was it, was it a gift or you just stolen it ?

• As detail as possible

Moreover:

• What can you “associate” with that object

• Objects related with this specific object

• Things / memories / knowledge / anything able to relate with this object (Use divergent thinking)