Data present around the mind but receding to the margins; representing loss of memory. Coloured etching by Anthony Whishaw, 1997.

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<p>An opening of a Filofax with five rings, on which a human skull and brain in profile to left are depicted over two pages, surrounded by chemical and biochemical symbols, benzene rings etc. and marginal strips of data. The data are present around the mind but receding to the margins, representing loss of memory</p>

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