Glimpses of Narcissus
A site-specific installation at Little Island consisting of three reflective Phenakistoscopes — 19th-century animation devices — that explore the myth of Narcissus.
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The first animation depicts the mythic Narcissus transfixed by his reflection in the pond. The remaining two present the modern Narcissus, consumed with his digital self-image, endlessly gazing into his 21st-century reflection pond.
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Glimpses of Narcissus was commissioned by Little Island as a part of the 2021 Little Island Storytelling Festival.
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Creative Direction: Double Solitaire
Commissioned by: Little Island
Build: Standard Transmission
2021