On his artwork 'Artist's Breath':

When I blow up a balloon, I am breathing my soul into an object that becomes eternal.


In: 'Piero Manzoni', exhibition catalogue, Serpentine Gallery, London 1998, p.144


When I blow up a balloon, I am breathing my soul into an object that becomes eternal.

When I blow up a balloon, I am breathing my soul into an object that becomes eternal.

When I blow up a balloon, I am breathing my soul into an object that becomes eternal.

When I blow up a balloon, I am breathing my soul into an object that becomes eternal.