Sabbath

This piece originally came to us untitled, and when we asked for a title, you gave us “Sabbath.” Why that title? Does it change the piece to have that title rather than the original “untitled”? If so, in what way?

It is easier to imagine touching a patient with your bare hands if the patient is unnamed. A title establishes a certain set of expectations that distance the reader – in this case – from the object meant for reading. The text then is meant for interpretation, the reader must make strict & closed approaches towards it. If the object is, however, let’s say found in the street, its anonymity & lack of ownership or title renders it more vulnerable to intimacy, to handling, its materiality glitters & so too its viscera.

“Sabbath” then is a distraction that doesn’t distract. It is a spatially central word in the text & therefore both major edges pull at it equally, the feet & the head bend towards the center & thereby end up only announcing themselves & obscure Sabbath, which is a time of rest & reflection, which is what you are / supposed to do.