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“Gou Gou Gou” (围棋)
During the Second World War, the Enigma Machine created a possible 159 million million million code combinations each day. Every morning, the code was reset and new possibilities for secret communications would burst forth. What many forget is that of these vast possibilities, the Enigma code still ended in a singularity, in actionable consequences, in history. In other words, possibilities don’t stay possibilities forever. Eventually even the Hugh Hefners, Richard Bransons, and all the other bon viveurs who lap up possibilities become settled. The shifting nature of realities dictates that what was taboo yesterday is in fashion today; what was new 5 minutes ago is today a tired dog. The trick is to accept the target as moving, to live comfortably within whatever circumstances you find yourself. Some scholars of the Zhuangzi have identified this behavioral trend in Daoist texts, coining the term “genuine pretending” to describe it. Destruction and hollowing of the self allows for more adaptation to the present moment; in shifting times, what else can you ask for?
“Gou Gou Gou” (围棋)
103*103cm
Artwork page: https://island6.org/gougougou
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“Abracadabra” (噼啪啦)
The earliest record of magic is found in an Egyptian papyrus dated around 2500 BCE. In it we can see a magician performing an animal decapitation trick for the pharaoh. As the story goes, the severed heads are magically replaced, and the magician then proceeds to make prophecies to the king. There is a painting dating back to the 21st century BCE from the tomb wall of Baqet III, depicting two men engaging in what can be interpreted as the first “Cup and Balls” routine. However, this is all conjecture. The first reliably documented magic trick dates to around 50 CE. A group of magicians called “The Acetabularii” performed the cups and balls routine in ancient Rome using stones and small vinegar cups. One can wonder what is it about the illusion or performance that has been enticing humans throughout history? Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger expresses “it is the very trickery that pleases me. But show me how the trick is done, and I have lost my interest therein.” Humans are curious by nature. Mystifying fantasies, death defying acts, flickering light tricks… it’s all simply part of the fun. Go on give us a clap!
Art for sale: camilla@island6.org
Artwork page: https://island6.org/abracadabra
“Wild Blue” (野蓝)
It’s a #blue#butterfly day, and the #sky is such because particles in Earth’s atmosphere scatter sunlight in all directions. In 1871, Lord Rayleigh published a paper explaining this phenomenon in great detail. The optical phenomenon known as Rayleigh Scattering, refers to the dispersing of #electromagnetic radiation, such as #light, by particles of a smaller wavelength. Out of all the colors, blue light travels as the smallest waves and results in that wild blue presented on the skies each day. Join the dance of the one-day butterflies, the mythological nymphs, enchanting triplets twirling in the blue heavens. The word for butterfly in formal Greek is “psyche”, as it’s believed to be the soul of the dead. It’s also the name of a mortal woman who was released from death by #Zeus and granted immortality. Psyche’s mythological image in ancient art is portrayed with grand butterfly wings. Freed from death, the body of the soul flutters joyously into the forever blue.
51*51cm
Art for sale contact camilla@island6.org
https://island6.org/wildblue