"Alighiero Boetti (1940 - 1994) approached art as a self-taught artist, with an early interest in the research of Gaston Bachelard. His initial works were three-dimensional pieces derived from common everyday objects, which positioned him as a key figure in the Arte Povera movement (1967). He delved into the concept of identity (1968) and the biology of the human body in "two-handed writing" performances (1970-75) and sculpture. Intrigued by postal methods and arithmetic, he conceived works based on the segmentation of time and the laws of mathematical permutation. In 1971, he discovered the ancient traditions of Afghanistan and, involving embroiderers in the creation of his works, he initiated a process based on the temporal gap between conception and execution."