Art. Literary Nonfiction. Text by George Quasha and Charles Stein presented in a bilingual French-English edition translated into French by Nicole Peyrafitte and Pierre Joris. This essay, discussing a two-part installation at Galerie des Archives in Paris by the internationally celebrated artist Gary Hill, explores the enigmatic nature of the work of art as an object and of objects in general, as such issues pertain to Hill's work and these installations in particular. The text is by two well-known poet/artists who have a long history of association and collaboration with Gary Hill. This book is handsomely illustrated with color photographs of the installation and other relevant works by Hill.