"I first presented Slide/Show as a PowerPoint program at the Columbus College of Art and Design May 12, 2016, in conjunction with the exhibition 'Robert Beck/Robert Buck: States of America' at the Pizzuti Collection in Columbus, OH. The slideshow of selected works follows the trace of my practice, including the transformation of my father’s name by a single vowel, from Beck to Buck. In this context, my self-nomination operates as a cut in the montage of my artistic development, inviting a reconsideration of my earlier work and metamorphosis après coup. As Jacques Lacan states, 'One can do without the Name-of-the-Father on condition one makes use of it'." — RB