"This is Cordova, an islamic mosque from 1180. We would think differently and we would move differently in this space. We would breathe differently, and the actions are entirely different - and of course, when you go to the gothic cathedrals it will be another kind of experience in relation to breath" "Florence Medici Chapel. Mausoleums dampen the breath. The breath is hushed to conform to the atmosphere. Bated breath. Fierce breath. Assyrian lions guard graves. Breath of dragons, of vipers. Window-less cells. Corbusier office in a small space without any windows. St.Ignatius de Loyola, concentration, divers, baths, cathedrals, mosques, Mikwa - the ritual baths of Jews, battle grounds, rhythm, dance, athletes, bayonet exercises. Physiological activity aligned to social conditions, nationalistic salutes, gestures and bodily behaviour, Shakespeare, Salome, pictures, vulnerability of neck"