FLUXLIST: One Plastic Quote.

[Alain Lefebvre]

"In spite of their names reminiscent of Greek shepherds (Polystyrene, Phenoplast, Polyvinyl, Polyethylene) plastic ... is basically an alchemical substance .... More than any substance, plastic embodies the idea of its own infinite transformability; as its common name indicates it is ubiquity made tangible.  On the other hand it is a miraculous substance as well: a miracle represents a sudden unexpected change in nature.  Plastic is imbued with this shock.  It is the trace of a movement rather than an object.... The hierarchy of substances is hereby abolished; a single substance can stand in for them all.  The whole world can be plastified, and life too..." -Roland Barthes 1957