Four variations on nothing or talking about that which has no name

The work of Nicolas Paris compromises of research into the processes of learning and speculation, and is based on four concepts: tool, method, idea and system. This book is separated into four sections that address these four concepts, forming a manual that can be used by everyone, not merely artists or art lovers.

The sections aim to destabilise the language we use to discuss art, and find new definitions for old words. This book is a tool-kit which, like any other compendium to essential knowledge, encourages the reader to think about art and education.