Artist's book. Alain Snyers' Microgestes (Microgestures) are invitations to action, they can be practiced or read aloud. They form a set of 45 detailed instructions for all sorts of situations: becoming a cow painter, instructing a meringue, capturing a draft, forgetting tomatoes in the subway or opening a can of tuna with a pickaxe...
Alain Snyers (born in 1951 in Congo) is a French-Belgian visual artist. He founded the UNTEL group in 1975 with Jean-Paul Albinet and
Philippe Cazal. His work is developed in the context of the exhibition, in writings or during in situ maneuvers and performances.