Rapport sur les fouilles opérées en 1868 à Juslenville par l'Institut archéologique Liégeois c. 1869

This is an old book, 'Rapport sur les fouilles opérées en 1868 à Juslenville', by S. Bormans. It is printed on creamy paper, now stained with age. Open, the book displays two distinct visual fields, each page a rectangle marked by the regularity of printed text. The book’s structure presents us with binary oppositions: order versus decay, with the sharp, defined typography set against the randomness of the stains. This juxtaposition suggests a tension between the human desire to impose structure and the inevitable encroachment of time and entropy. Note the use of typography; each letter, meticulously placed, is an attempt to create meaning. The book destabilizes our expectations of permanence. The stains, acting as a kind of anti-text, disrupt the intended message, introducing an element of chance and uncontrollability. The book, therefore, functions as a commentary on the fragility of human endeavor.