The title of this series of works by Joseph Kosuth, "Mens agitat molem," is Latin and means "Thought moves the masses." This work by Joseph Kosuth is divided into two parts: the left, silver-anodized section bears the inscription, "Happiness is beneficial to the body, but it is pain that develops the powers of the mind. M.P." This phrase is a quote from the French writer and essayist Marcel Proust, known for his work "In Search of Lost Time" and "The Guermantes." The right, black-anodized section bears the inscription, "The body - the vagina of the soul. C. D. This phrase is by the Italian intellectual Carlo Dossi, who lived in the 19th century, and is included among the quotes and aphorisms in his work entitled "Blue Notes." The meaning of this metaphor is that the soul manifests itself through the body, which is to say that the soul is born from the body, generating consequent behaviors.