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The Secret of the Stones is a conceptual art piece of 'municipal' proportions by Derek R. Audette. Have you found a stone? Hold on to it! More info. regarding this art project will become available on this web page in the very near future. I will be adding a script to this web site in the future that will allow you to positively authenticate any particular stone that you may have in your possession. For the time being, if you would like to authenticate a stone which you may have found, remember these points: Each of the numbered stones contains: 1)
My name (Derek R. Audette or Derek Audette) (Written
in the script of the stones) - If you have found one of the "lesser stones" there is no real way to positively authenticate a lesser stone. The only thing that each lesser stone has in common is that they all contain my name. (either 'Derek R. Audette' or 'Derek Audette - written in the script of the stones') Current special rarities to look for: - Blue stones are very rare. Each of them identify themselves as being blue stones. - Quote Stones are rare. Some, but not all identify themselves as being quote stones. - Lucky Stones are very rare. All lucky stones identify themselves as being lucky stones. - Unlucky Stones are extremely rare. There is currently (As of May 5th, 2004) only one in existence. (There will most likely be more in the future, however, they will remain rare) Unlucky stones identify themselves as being unlucky stones. - Money Stones are very rare. Each money stone actually contains a small amount of Canadian coin currency. - Treasure Stones will be very rare. There are currently none in existence, but they are coming. Treasure stones will actually lead you to treasure. The first treasure stone will not begin to appear until sometime after the 'C' stone (one-hundred) has been cast. (As of May 5th, 2004, a total of sixty-six stones have been cast) If you would like to positively identify a numbered stone which you have in your possession you can e-mail me at: DAudette@OttawaMusicScene.com Please include the number (Found in Roman Numerals on the surface of the stone) of the stone and the unique serial number of the stone (Found in Alpha-Numeric characters on the stone) and I will authenticate the stone for you. Q: What is The Purpose of the stones? A: The purpose of the stones is two-fold: 1) I personally have a very deep attraction to the mysterious. My hope is that most of the stones will be found by people who have no idea about this art project. If one person in a-thousand comes across a stone and experiences a sense of wonder or mystery, even in the most miniscule way, I will have fulfilled the first objective of this project. 2) There is a certain attraction to actually involving people in art entirely unbeknownst to them. Usually, when people experience art, they do so after intentionally seeking it out. They make a conscious decision to visit an art gallery, etc. Because of this intent on the part of the viewer, the 'way' in which they experience the art is affected. Even if a person comes across a work of art, such as a painting or a sculpture by accident, and they have not intentionally seeked the art out, a person, upon seeing the art, immediately recognizes it as a work of art. And again, their experience of the work is affected by this. I want to actually involve people in my artistic works without them even knowing it. I want to actually engage average people on the street who are not 'seeking' art. And, since, when coming across a stone, they actually engage themselves in experiencing an artistic piece, without knowing the exact nature of what they are doing, their 'view' of the artistic involvement and their own experience, I believe, is radically different than that of someone who has made a conscious decision to actually seek out and experience art or who is aware that the work they are experiencing is in fact a work of artistic expression. 
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