The work of M. R. van der Graaff (Rotterdam, 1967; living and working in Middelburg, the Netherlands) reveals a great fascination for language. He marvels at the fact that abstract and by themselves meaningless signs like points, lines and letters gain significance when placed together in a certain way – that they have the ability to refer to the world we experience. He puts this ability to the test in dif-ferent ways and through a variety of disciplines.