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Often, one thinks of the visual arts as oppositional to literature, and thus, text: that which is visual is often metaphorical or open to interpretation, whereas that which is written is explicit, if not prescriptive. However, when one considers the use of text in visual art, this dichotomy becomes muddled – letters, words, and sentences have ways of weaving through images that can, yes, clarify, but can also obfuscate, expand, or juxtapose. Between the Lines is an examination of these effects across media, using a multitude of practices and applications to compile a survey of some of the …