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Margot Verne | A theory of soft disaster (2026) | For Sale - Artsy

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A hand-cut paper collage titled "A theory of soft disaster" asks what happens when art intentionally theorizes fragility — and whether destruction can be a creative framework.

Creative DestructionAesthetic TheoryEntropyMateriality Theory

Theory Briefing

  • Margot Verne's 20×29 cm hand-cut paper collage literalizes "soft disaster" — fragility and destruction become the medium itself.
  • The act of cutting paper enacts controlled entropy, echoing theories of creative destruction as a generative rather than purely destructive force.
  • Offered for sale by BBA Gallery, the work frames collapse not as failure but as aesthetic and philosophical method.