Benoît Fleury

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"I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible that you may be mistaken." https://benfle.com

The image is a wide horizontal illustration made up of five circular scenes, evenly spaced on a white background. Together they suggest motion, repetition, and the evolution of technology. First circle: A caveman runs toward the right. He is muscular, barefoot, and wears a simple animal-skin outfit. Second circle: A wheel constructed from human legs and feet arranged like spokes. Third circle: An abstract circle with its center. Fourth circle: A detailed steam engine from the Industrial Revolution era. Metal cylinders, pipes, and a large wheel fill the circle. Fifth circle: An antique movie projector, shown from the side. Its mechanical wheel is visible, and a cone of light projects outward. Inside that light appears a small image of the running caveman, clearly a projection and smaller than the original figure, linking the end of the sequence back to the beginning.
Most Illustrious Lord, Having now sufficiently considered the specimens of all those who proclaim themselves skilled contrivers of software systems, and that the invention and operation of the said systems are nothing different from those in common use: I shall endeavor, without prejudice to any one else, to explain myself to your Excellency, showing your Lordship my secret, and then offering them to your best pleasure and approbation to work with effect at opportune moments on all those things which, in part, shall be briefly noted below.