“When I blow up a balloon, I am breathing my soul into an object that becomes eternal. [Manzoni's quote of 1960, referring to his art-work 'Artist's Breath']”

—  Piero Manzoni

Source: 'Piero Manzoni', exhibition catalogue, Serpentine Gallery, London 1998, p.144

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