Merci ... Anthony, Beatrix, Jaynie, Belinda And Chris

Fig. 1. Yayoi Kusama - Dots Obsession, 2004


'He who receives a benefit with gratitude repays the first installment on his debt.'

Seneca

Merci ... Lisa, Jonathan, Alec, Mischa, Lilikoi And Me

Fig. 2. Tomas Saraceno - Flying Garden (detail), 2006


'When you're out of willpower you call on stubbornness, that's the trick.'

Henri Matisse

Merci ... Jana, Julian, Serge, Kate, Adam And George

Fig. 3. Alejandra Laviada Díez Barroso - Photo Sculptures, 2008


'I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.'

Abraham Lincoln

Merci ... Diane, Katie, Dive, Guille, Jade And Joseph

Fig. 4. Jim Lambie - MOMA floor, 2006


'destiny, n. A tyrant's authority for crime and fool's excuse for failure.'

Ambrose Bierce