‘Under The Magnifier’ is a small optical sculpture referencing my essay of the same title, presented for the Hannah Arendt Prize in 2013.
The 1,500-word text, which explores disobedience as a driving force of creativity, is printed on a 15 × 10 cm sheet of photographic paper. Mounted on a helping-hands tool, the text can be read through its magnifying glass, turning the act of reading into a tautological exercise in philosophical scrutiny.