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I have no idea where to put this and wanted throw it out there so I guess that means starting a new thread.
I was listening to the most recent MHL episode last night (and didn’t want to muddy up the thread regarding voting for the new whip crack sound effect!) and @russell-eaton’s description of the paper on specular surface geometry really stuck out to me:
“There comes a point where a reflection becomes just as accurate as the original image. So there may be a point where you cannot tell the difference between a reflection and the original image.”
Then @mike said “…it said something like ‘in the scene it will seem the same'”
And ever since this whole reflection and shadow-selves discussion started, as well as an ongoing parallel discussion I’ve had about what I’m seeking from life and/or these experiences, I’ve been thinking about The Southern Reach Trilogy, specifically the first book “Annihilation” by Jeff Vandermeer. Has anyone read it? If you haven’t, PLEASE go do so. It’s short, HIGHLY disturbing, and I think has some things in it that are relevant to these concepts. Plus the movie is being released this fall and you’ll want to read this book first, trust me.
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Thanks for the recommendation @coryphella. Every Sunday I try and find a little coffee shop to get out to and slow down and just be for a little bit. Today I’ll go a little mainstream and hit Borders to pick up a copy of Annihilation along with my overly priced coffee. Thanks again for sharing.
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@mike of course I did. shit.
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On the topic of shadow selves, these are a bit on the creepier side, but:
The short fiction of Brian Evenson tends to revolve in a very obsessive way around identity. Fugue State is a good place to start.
I’m also thinking about Kelly Link’s “The Specialist Hat”. The strange fiction of Robert Aickman is also frequently in this territory. Nabokov’s Dozen for the story “Signs and Symbols” — there’s a lot of Nabokov here, potentially.
Finally, Bret Easton Ellis has dipped into Noah-land a couple of times. Or Noah has dipped into Ellis-land. Sometimes hard to tell.
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Classics and quick reads:
https://www.amazon.com/Owning-Your-Own-Shadow-Understanding/dp/0062507540
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“We were neither what we had been nor what we would become once we reached our destination.”
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I loved that line, so relevant to what’s going on.
It’s been a really nice day inspired by this thread. The boys and I shut off all electronics and sat around the living room reading our chosen books in silence for an hour and then shared our thoughts about them. My youngest had the most profound outlook on “If you give a pig a pancake”.
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@ziegenbart hahaha I love those books
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