Co-published by Modern Fuel Artist-run Centre, Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, and Kamloops Art Gallery, 2011. English, French and German texts by Michael Davidge and Marina Roy; 32 pages, 23.8 × 19 cm (9.4 × 7.8 inches), saddle-stitched softcover, offset. Design by Robert Tombs.

“The silvered appearance of the paint from the outside has the effect of reflecting the city back on itself like a mirror, but it also reminds the public that the gallery space has undergone significant transformation of purpose and ownership in the not so distant past (from East to a united Germany, from bookstore to art gallery). Erfurt experienced far less destruction during World War II than other cities, therefore significant markers of its history — from medieval trading town, to Prussian city, to the Soviet occupation and its present status as major capitalist city at Germany’s geographic centre — are preserved in its architecture and streets.

> Marina Roy in “Mineral Intelligence and the Morality of Paint,” The Morality of Paint: Erfurt Window. An Installation by Robert Tombs, 2011