In the realm of the senses, it is the tangible, the very fabric of our world, the concrete part of who we are, the raw form that awaits the artisan's hand to be magnified, and what constitutes a work of art. For the mind, it is food, a subject of discourse, a source of inspiration. To the soul, it is the spark that underlies action, the 'why' behind every 'what.' And, it is also the content of a book, of a publication. It is the matter: la matière.