Comforting Thought: I am what I look at

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The Sensual World of The Unseen By Photographer Duane Michaels

“In essence, one becomes what one participates in. In other words, I am what I look at.”
― Olga Tokarczuk, Flights

Adam Hillman's symmetrical foods are oddly satisfying
An emu looks me with its dead eyes at Moonlit Sanctuary on the Mornington Peninsula
Self-portrait Detail by Tintoretto (1518- 1594) A great mannerist painter. His work did not show subjects idealized but with bad skin, watery eyes. He showed how the real can be oddly beautiful.
Moko looks into a mirror
Ancient Eye Glasses: Fascinating Historical Artefacts

Extracted from Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

A darkly funny, quirky and insightful book that combines compelling short stories of wanderers and voyagers, with personal anecdotes and philosophical forays. Read my review

Book Review: Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

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