The revenge of the nail
If the hammer cannot hit the nail, what is then the point of the hammer? Can a functional object feel useless? The Dutch phrase “Dat slaat nergens op” means that something makes no sense. It looks like the hammer falls and swings back up again. You can feel the gravity in its movement, where the hammer falls very easily, but has difficulty with completing the last bit of the cycle. The title “The revenge of the nail” tells you about the relationship between the hammer and the nail. The destiny of a nail is getting hit by a hammer, but how would the nail get revenge, if it was able to?
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