"Through our knowledge of its interior, the object extends beyond its appearance. Through the knowledge of what the thing is more than what its exterior makes known.
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The force of the creative act cannot be named. Ultimately, she remains a mystery. But what touched us in an essential way is no mystery. We ourselves carry this strength within us. We cannot name its essence, but we can find the source, as far as we can. In any case, we have to reveal this strength in its functions, as it reveals itself in ourselves. It is probably itself a form of matter, but, as such, not perceptible with the same senses that allow us to perceive the known modalities of matter. But it is in the known modalities of matter that it has to make itself known. It has to function in union with these. In merging with matter, it has to transform itself into a living, real form.""
In Studies, on Paul Klee
Irina Marques