The consequences of rumour

This illuminated sign takes up the first four sentences of the poem “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Caroll. As in the tale “Through the Looking Glass”, Alice tries to grasp its meaning, aided by her friend Humpty Dumpty. The words invented by the author are “portmanteau words”. They are the association of several existing words, creating a poem with a strong sound dimension; the sounds are familiar but the words unfamiliar. For example, slictuous means supple, active and smooth, and verchons are green pigs. //////// The consequences of rumour inscribe these words in public space like a coded message resonating with its environment, a sort of magic formula resistant to any definitive interpretation. A broken promise of meaning that arouses expectation, excites the mind but does not offer it the object of its desire.

Black adhesive letters on backlit plexiglass. 350 x 90 x 20 cm