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Psyche, or the Trials of the Soul

Posted by on May 12, 2008 in Blog | 4 comments

Psyche, or the Trials of the Soul

Have you ever had the chance to observe a butterfly hatching from its chrysalis? It is something truly magical. A year ago, I was in the Insectarium of Chicago’s Botanical Garden, and just stood in front of a glass panel behind which a few butterflies ready to hatch were put on display. It was in the middle of winter, with freezing cold temperatures outside, and like the butterflies, the few people inside the Insectarium were kept in a damp cocoon of warmth. It was easy and ecstatic to...

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Psyché, ou les Épreuves de l’Âme

Posted by on May 12, 2008 in Journal | 3 comments

Psyché, ou les Épreuves de l’Âme

Avez-vous jamais eu la chance d’observer un papillon en train d‘éclore de sa chrysalide? C’est un moment de pure magie. À peu près un an de cela, j‘étais dans l’Insectarium du Jardin Botanique de Chicago, et je me souviens être resté en face d’un panneau de verre derrière lequel quelques papillons en train d‘éclore étaient déposés pour être vus. C‘était en plein cœur de l’hiver, les températures extérieures glaciales, et, comme les papillons, les quelques...

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Narcissus

Posted by on Oct 13, 2006 in Blog, Creations | 0 comments

Narcissus

Everyone is more or less familiar with that old story of Narcissus. Or one of its multifarious versions. The story has be told many times, and inspired many artists1. With the arrival of psychoanalysis, the myth even bore a new word “narcissism” (from German narzissmus, coined around 1899), pinning down its original richness to a mere psychological perversion. Now, many people may only be vaguely familiar with the story, but conversely not with the word, having a precise idea of its...

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Narcissus

Posted by on Oct 13, 2006 in Journal | 0 comments

Narcissus

Peu de gens ignorent complètement l’histoire de Narcisse. Ou plutôt, l’une de ses multiples versions. L’histoire a été racontée bien des fois, et a inspiré de nombreux artistes3. Avec l’avènement de la psychanalyse, le mythe a même accouché d’un nouveau mot, “narcissism” (via l’allemand narzissmus, inventé autour de 1899), réduisant sa richesse originelle à une simple perversion psychologique. Aujourd’hui, nombreux sont ceux qui ont une vague idée de...

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Lady of Shalott

Posted by on Apr 17, 2006 in Blog | 0 comments

Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott is a poem by Alfred Tennyson (c. 1830), inspired by some elements of Arthurian legends. This poem tells us of a Lady, living in a tower, on the island of Shalott. Her life is under the threat of a curse, preventing her to look directly at Camelot. She looks then at the world through the reflection of a mirror, and she weaves what she sees on a tapestry. One day, she sees Lancelot in her mirror, and it makes her realize more fully the despair of seeing only the shadows of...

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Dame de Shalott

Posted by on Apr 17, 2006 in Journal | 0 comments

Dame de Shalott

The Lady of Shalott (La Dame de Shalott) est un poème d’Alfred Tennyson (v. 1830), qui reprend certains éléments des légendes Arthuriennes. Il raconte l’histoire d’une Dame vivant dans une tour, sur l’île de Shalott. Sa vie est sous la menace d’une malédiction qui l’empêche de regarder directement Camelot. Elle regarde le monde dans le reflet d’un miroir, et brode ce qu’elle y voit sur une tapisserie. Un jour, voyant Lancelot dans son miroir, elle réalise plus...

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