“An incomprehensible screed of words carved by a grief-stricken schizophrenic French farmer into his bedroom floor has become Paris’s most controversial new art exhibit.

Since the Plancher de Jeannot (Jeannot’s Floorboards) went on display last week, it has created an unprecedented stir. ‘People are terribly disturbed by it. Some feel it should not be on public view,’ said Claudine Hermabessiere, spokeswoman for the Bibliotheque Francois Mitterrand. The carving – 80 lines of text, in capital letters with no punctuation – contains references to Hitler, to Popes and to an infernal machine that controls humans.

‘The work raises painful questions about whether madness can be artistic. The people who are most upset are those who know Jeannot’s story,’ said Hermabessiere.” (Guardian.UK via null device)