June 2006
I tried to remember different texts that I have read, and provide each of them with a possibly complete bibliographic record. During the process of remembering and noting it down, I wasn’t allowed to use any sources of information which could help me verify and correct any unclear or missing information. The only systematic elements I used were the standard form of annotation and the division of the walls into 23 sections that I marked with letters of the alphabet. I always applied the language of the edition that I first read the given text in, regardless of the nationality of the author. In case of Russian names and the transcription of the titles, I always stated the Czech translation as well as the original written form of the title in the brackets.
My goal was to reach the state of total emptiness by putting everything down until there was nothing more to add. With respect to the wrong estimation of time needed to carry out the designated action (the hand is slower than the mind), I didn’t manage to reach the desired state. That’s why I consider the action to be unfinished.
Václav Magid, 2006
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