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RF: Daniel [Spoerri] told me about a theatre play that would be changing. He had developed the concept with Claus Bremer. That interested me very much. I wrote The Deathless Dying of the World, a play that changes all the time. Right until the end of the world, there will always be difference. As soon as I had written it [in 1960] I decided to present it in the form of a poster with the whole text. It’s a very important date, because it was the first visual thing I did. And afterwards I developed in the direction you know.
            My encounter with Daniel was very important. He always was, and still is, a very good friend, but he’s also a great catalyst. It was he who introduced me to practically all the people who became my best friends: Dieter Roth, Emmett Williams, in particular. But also people I like but, with whom I’m less close, like Tinguely. Seeing his first exhibition in 1960 was a revelation. Or Soto, Burri, etc. He took me everywhere. I always think about Daniel with a lot of pleasure. This was really a key encounter for me.