Word: talc
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Dates: during 1997-1997
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Even though the circle of footprints in the talc around the candle may evoke visions of eerie nocturnal rituals, the sheer physical pleasure of padding over the silky tracks induces giggles rather than fear. As we leave our traces around the room, Meireles appeals to all of our senses but taste. Yet it is somehow impossible to find an underlying grammar to order our perceptions. Although his materials seem related to combustion (the talc could double as gunpowder or ash), they are somehow irreconcilable. Candles don't smell like gas and neither they nor pure gas fires produce ash. Where...