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The word is the serpent eating its tail; it is the sign that disappears in the
act of signing -- the signing is not complete until the word has disappeared into its
puff of meaning. At the instant of apotheosis it ceases to be itself; when it has
brokered the transaction, it vanishes, reappearing only when the eye has
moved on. This is the paradox of paradoxes: The word is most signifier
when it least signifies.
SVEN BIRKERTS One of the most prevalent problems plaguing current hyperfiction is what I call the "poles-in-your-face" effect: Many of the hyperstories found online are lacking in content and quality writing because the novelty of hypertext makes all other aesthetic concerns secondary. This seems to be an intrinsic problem with newly discovered forms... JURGEN FAUTH |