Inside a repro of Lenny's hall of mirrors.
He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog. -Rainer Maria Rilke
I look in the mirror and say to myself, Can it be you once played Romeo? -Bela Lugosi
Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. -Samuel Butler
Sister + i would sit in the attic w/ the dull winter light glancing in through the mutton barred glass. Staring at each other until we took on another form. So deeply frightening neither could move for fear it may be real. Years later i came across a passage of Dylan Thomas describing the same thing. Mr. Thomas called it Invoking The Devil. i knew immediately what he meant.
-Script for a Practicing Artist and an Unfinished Life.
Super photos! Love the Rilke quote. Great TT post.
ReplyDeletegreat photos and unfinished life quote is awesome!
ReplyDeleteIs it the mirror, or the light? How do we mirror each other? When we mirror each other's qualities, we magnify them.
ReplyDeletenicely done...love the quotes. sometimes i see a dog in my mirror...
ReplyDeleteI love those crazy mirrors. Lets me elieve for a moment that i sam not really a funny shape, its a trick of the glass. Love the Dylan Thomas reference. He is a firm favourite of mine. References to bela Lugosi always make me smile. He has an unforgettable smile.
ReplyDeletefun pictures and quotes. I only look in the mirror to shave.
ReplyDeleteThey look like they're having fun.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes! I know what he meant as well. This is a great post.
ReplyDeleteThe kids look like they are having a blast!
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I saw your name on the Theme Thursday list I knew you would do a great take on this subject. You never disappoint. Happy TT
ReplyDeleteHappy family ; )
ReplyDeleteand, reminds me of the Fun House in SF ; )
remember Laughing Sal????
mirrors, reflections, searching for ourselves in every direction, every surface, every being a possible opportunity for recognition....looking beyond self to find oneness with other, with all that is...mirrors do give one much to ponder.
ReplyDeleteHA! Love the Lugosi quote( grins )and what a shot in the first pic...not surprised by the camera tho', heh...
ReplyDeleteLoved this, Jayne! Happy TT!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this. Happy TT
ReplyDeleteLove the pics, but I'm just so distracted by the revelation that:
ReplyDeleteRomeo = Bela Lugosi?...
maybe if...
Juliet = this lady perhaps?
Ack! ;-)
Oh boy, fun house mirrors. I've got one - and it makes me look thinner!
ReplyDeleteThe mirror mazes are fun. It's an interesting effect to create an illusion with mirrors...
ReplyDeleteYour photos are great! I wondered if anyone would do those funny mirrors! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, the Fun Zone, Hall of Mirrors, etc. So much fun when we were little. I loved looking in them and getting lost.
ReplyDeleteMirror, mirror, on the wall... better show me what I want or you're gonna wind up in a bunch of pieces!
ReplyDeleteLove wobbly mirrors! I wonder why dog's don't see themselves in mirrors but birds surely do . .
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteMirrors sometimes scare me.
Mine is here
http://justmeshakirack.blogspot.com/2010/02/mirrors-of-my-life-thursday-theme.html
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