Saul Bass Redesigns the First Man
04/28/2026 14:58h
I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.
To make, you first have
to create materials. Re:
man
, we know
the rib removed. But,before— ?
Forget ash to ash, dust
& c.
Stick a floating rib (i.e. thoracic
11–12, y’know — “Edenic”) in a glass
of water with the promise
it’ll grow
roots like leek or fur
like chia. The joke’s Crusoe
astride the bone or Jim & Huck paddling
rustic as a ballpoint pen will go.
—Nn- o.
(That’s not a plank
