Score

by Alexandra Baybutt and Mary Paterson

On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is the least possible and 5 is the most possible:

How optimistic have you been feeling about the future? How close do you feel to other people? How much do you have a feeling of non-existence, of being in a total void, and/or of fear? How much do you have the sensation of leaving the earthly world or of entering a new dimension and/or environment? Have you come close to a border or a feeling of no return?

Never / Rarely / Sometimes / Often/ Always

Thinking about the last two weeks, on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is never ever and 5 is all the God-given day

How fragrant are your memories? How giant are your dreams? How delightful is the morning? How gentle are your underarms? How spring-like is your washing powder? How did it feel when you put your hand outside the window? What can you hear with greater clarity? When do you have a feeling of inexpressible urgency, and you are not sure what to do?

I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree

On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is a great abyss and 5 is a universal sun:

Are you feeling close to people?
Are you feeling loved?
Are you feeling useful?

Are you rapidly approaching the height of your intellectual powers? Do you have the feeling of suddenly understanding everything about yourself, the others, and/or the universe? Do you have a feeling of non-existence, of being in a total void, and/or of fear? Do you come close to a border or a feeling of no return? Do you hear one or several voices which do not have any material incarnation?

Never ever
Never ever ever
Or
Always

On a scale of 1 to 5, how are some individuals able to levitate objects through mental forces?

Why do black cats bring bad luck? How do a person’s thoughts influence the movement of a physical object? Why is it that, through the use of formulas and incantations, it is possible to cast spells on persons?

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On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is 5 and 5 is 514,990:

How optimistic is the future? How close are the other people? How much do you have a feeling of non-existence, of being in a total void, and/or of fear? How does it feel to leave the earthly world, to enter a new dimension?

Never / Barely / Sunshine / Office / Hallways

Thinking about the last two weeks, on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is the contention that numbers are real, and 5 is the contention that numbers are a fiction:

How giant are your underarms? How delightful is the window? How gentle is this feeling of inexpressible urgency? How do you know what to do?

I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree nor disagree / I neither agree

On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is the belief that consciousness is the fundamental matter of the universe and 5 is your tax return:

Is this a border?
Is this a border?
Is this a border?
Is this a border?


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Score is the second piece in a trilogy by Alexandra Baybutt and Mary Paterson exploring deep time and fictitious prophecy. Score is preoccupied with impossible measurements.

Alexandra Baybutt works as an artist, researcher and educator in London and Europe. She’s interested in space: political, social, cellular

Mary Paterson is a writer and curator, and one of the founders of SO.