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One of the twenty-three etchings that comprise the first volume of two portfolios, “In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things” I and II. Each etching was made by the artist in London in 2002, printed on 350gsm Hahnemuhle paper, proofed and editioned at Hope (Sufferance) Press, London and published by Charles Booth-Clibborn under his imprint, The Paragon Press. There are sixty-eight sets of prints, numbered 1–68 on the colophon page, and six proof copies.
The artist first coined the phrase ‘The Action of the World on Things’ in 1999, when he was explaining the origin of his spot paintings, differentiating two major strands of his work: ‘an involvement with death and decay, and ideas and life: the action of the world on things exists somewhere, and the colour exists somewhere else. And it’s fantastic.’ (Quoted in Damien Hirst and Gordon Burn, On the Way to Work, London 2001, p.119.) In the event, the imagery of “In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things” unites these two strands.
