STRAIGHTS

"straight
* adjective 1 extending uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend. 2 properly positioned so as to be level, upright, or symmetrical. 3 in proper order or condition. 4 honest and direct. 5 (of thinking) clear and logical. 6 in continuous succession: his fourth straight win. 7 (of an alcoholic drink) undiluted. 8 (of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical. 9 informal conventional or respectable. informal heterosexual.
* adverb 1 in a straight line or in a straight manner. 2 without delay or diversion.
* noun 1 the straight part of something. 2 Poker a continuous sequence of five cards. 3 informal a conventional person. 4 informal a heterosexual.
- PHRASES go straight live an honest life after being a criminal. keep a straight face keep a blank or serious facial expression when trying not to laugh. the straight and narrow the honest and morally acceptable way of living. straight away immediately. a straight fight Brit. a contest between just two opponents. straight from the shoulder 1 dated (of a blow) swift and well delivered. 2 (of words) frank or direct. straight off (or out) informal without hesitation or deliberation. straight up informal 1 Brit. honestly. 2 chiefly N. Amer. undiluted or unadulterated.
- DERIVATIVES straightly adverb straightness noun.
- ORIGIN archaic past participle of STRETCH

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"The shortest way between two points is a straight line." (Euclides)

This axiom of Euclides isn't demonstrable by formal proofs. But if it isn't taken for granted as valid, then the formal proofs, that to be founded atop of it, can not be taken as valid. This axiom concerns the existence.

The concept "straight" has many different meaning in different areas such as mathematical, logical, moralistic, ethical.

This work discusses "straight" in the intersection of those areas concerning the human. Subject and its object, life and death, subject and subject(s), start and arrival, world and another world are this two points and the straight between them in this axiom of Euclides by this work.

And after them come the questions, the basic questions of communication: How, what, when where, why and who.

The question "how" is about the base and origin of something.
The question "what" is about the being.
The question "when" is about the time.
The question "where" is about the space.
The question "why" is about the reason or purpose.

And the question "who" is about the person.

They are the questions intended to learn the reality. For the person, who is in infinite learning process in infinite universe, the answers are pieces of the reality and temporary.

The question who and its answer specified always a person. The person, who asks, answers and is the answer of the question, is on base of this work.

Irony...

INTERACTIVE VIDEO INSTALLATION PROJECT:

People enter the exhibition space from a door with an “open parenthesis” punctuation mark on it.

5 different videos run continuously on 5 different screens.

There is a question mark hanging down from the ceiling in the middle of the room.

Exhibition space is formed with the tracing paper hanged between the pillars. On the tracing papers there are straights at different scales. Pencils hang on strings from the ceiling with one meter between them. Participants can freely draw or write their own straights on papers with these pencils.

There is a “close parenthesis” punctuation mark at the exit of the exhibition space.