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> [Whenever we think of the body as a vessel for artistic ideas, we somehow always focus on the surface of the body. But the truth is that there is no surface of the body independent of its interior. It's obvious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valie-export/whenever-we-think-of-the-body-as-a-vessel-for-artistic-ideas-we/)

[Valie Export](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valie-export/)

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