no :

Transcend the Original

R :

The Shaka statue was only one of many clones. You also cloned modern art. My favorite was Manet’s The Fifer . You not only cloned the painting,/you also brought the boy/—and his flute!/—right off the canvas/and into the audience in full 3-D. I could touch him!

M :

One of the features of clones/is that we don’t have to worry so much about security or deterioration. You can touch them with your own hands. Currently,/we’re developing a clone boy/who will actually play the flute live for you.

R :

I can’t wait!

M :

We are also making ukiyo-e  clones. Of course,/you know Utagawa Hiroshige’s blooming plum tree. What’s amazing about our clone/is that you can smell the blossoms. We soaked the clone in fragrance. You can touch it/and feel the subtle irregularities of the surface. In fact,/this kind of clone transcends the original/and even expands the possibilities of art. That’s why we call them “super” clones.