Angela, the expert stitch mail-arter, sends me Ray Johnson's paper snake in stitched edition.
Searching a bit on internet, I discover on http://www. rayjohnsonestate. com/glossary/ that "in 1965, Ray Johnson published the artist book The Paper Snake with Something Else Press, an independent publishing company [founded by] Johnson’s friend, Fluxus artist Dick Higgins.... The Paper Snake was a compilation of mailings Johnson sent to Higgins after he had asked Johnson’s permission to publish his work.... The snake became a common motif in Johnson’s art after this, appearing in numerous collages and mailings as a long, phallic-shaped image. He came to consider the snake as a sort of alter ego, much as he did with his bunny heads." And indeed, through his head, the snake seems to be a family member of the bunny!
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