ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF A WORK OF ART YET TO BE
‘Five secret intelligence officers are presently meeting to finalise what will be painted on the preceding, primed canvas; whereupon it will be painted and the work of art completed.’

– while on the way to the meeting, this is where Secret Intelligence Officer 4 had looked into the magnifying lens of a carry-bag periscope, enabling a view behind so as to check no one was following   x

– where Officer 2 had felt pressured to reach a decision at the approaching meeting  x

– where Officer 3 had despaired it would not be agreed at the meeting that the canvas be painted a charcoal grey    x

– where Officer 1 had hoped no one had blown the cover of Operation Vacant Space by attending this clandestine meeting  x

– where Officer 5 stood to look at the primed canvas

– entrance to the Vacant Space