expanded literature – archive and quotation in the work of dominique gonzalez-foerster

dominique gonzalez-foerster uses as a common resource the appropriation and quotation of works by other artists and writers. based on this premise, the author ana pato recognizes an archival practice in the work of the french artist.

aiming to reveal the methods adopted by the author, the graphic design is built on a system that identifies by color what is written by pato (black), the quotes attributed to gonzalez-foerster (cyan) and to other authors (purple).