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October 19, 2005
The reverse Function
It is funny to me that most posts about Borges are text only. I think we stick too much to the text...
The picture above is a 4 part photo of Miss Maggie. on the first two pictures(upper left and lower left) there is mirroring effect, the lower is the upside down version of the upper. The last two pictures reveal the same mirroring effect but the image has been modified to reverse the orientation of the eyes and the mouth. Consider the lower right picture now.
We always see what we are able to think. A labyrinth is an infinite world.
The infinite is a combination of finite entities but the infinite still remains unthinkable. Have a look at the next picture and think about your feelings in front of these events.
The unexplainable is a labyrinth. it's where our Gulliver gets lost. What about embracing uncertainty?
Infinite is also in numbers. Floating numbers (note that they are 'floating') are numbers in between which you'll always find other numbers. Is there any civilization living there? Maybe not but the Greeks used only integers. That must give you an idea of what they were not WILLING to see.
I love the reverse function. this beauty of mathematics ( y=1/x ) is a curve that reaches 0 in the infinite x. When x gets close to 0, the curve reaches the infinite.
the labyrinth is always around. Close to us, so close that in order ensure protection from it we have to set rules and pretend that what we see, do, think and believe is making sense.
Posted by Duc, Thomas at October 19, 2005 05:16 PM