Actively Quote by Tino Sehgal

“In preindustrial times, the idea of creating something was more related to your personality. Personality was something that you constructed; it's something you had to actively develop and work on. Now personality is something that you have.” quote by Tino Sehgal — Download Open image

“In preindustrial times, the idea of creating something was more related to your personality. Personality was something that you constructed; it's something you had to actively develop and work on. Now personality is something that you have.”

Tino Sehgal

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