Etan & Me
Viviane Sassen
CONDITION & NOTES | |
Near Fine – Fine |
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TYPE | PUBLICATION YEAR |
Hardcover |
2013 |
EDITION | LANGUAGE |
First |
English |
PUBLISHER | DIMENSIONS |
oodee | 29 x 21 x 1 cm |
Near Fine – Fine
TYPE
Hardcover
PUBLICATION YEAR
2013
EDITION
First
LANGUAGE
English
PUBLISHER
oodee
DIMENSIONS
29 x 21 x 1 cm
ABOUT
Etan & Me is a story of love and loss, of Eros and Thanatos.
"Are we ever able to truly know someone, to truly know ourselves?
If I look at the Other, do I see my own shadow? If I am able to capture the face of a man, will I be able to hold onto him forever? Like the young girl who traced the outline of her lover's face on the wall, his shadow cast by a candle, in the myth of the Origin of Painting by Pliny the Elder.
And if I look at myself, can I ever get a clear view of who I am? Or will my reflection always be blurry, like Narcissus who stretched his arms into the water to embrace himself, only to find a scattered Self?
When I look at my shadow, I see you. When I look at your reflection, I see me'."