The Book of
Imaginary Beings, the Dictionary of Angels, heraldry, North American Indian blankets, Rio de Janeiro, Montego Bay!»
Christiana Soulou's book The Book of
Imaginary Beings, after Jorge Luis Borges was published earlier this year and is available to purchase here
Soulou's wide range of characters includes the mysterious figures of the Tarot, the fantastical beasts of Borges» Book of
Imaginary Beings and a series of awkward ballet dancers.
References to the Book of
Imaginary Beings (1957) for example, Jorge Luis Borges's and Margarita Guerrero's aniconic encyclopaedia of monster creatures, can be recognised in the works Sky Blue Licorne Horses (2014) or Peritio (2013), which depict strange and otherworldly animal figures.
«We are ignorant of the meaning of the dragon in the same way that we are ignorant of the meaning of the universe, but there is something in the dragon's image that fits man's imagination...» — Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of
Imaginary Beings
Emerging from the window in the North Gallery, Denizens represents a flock of
imaginary beings descending on Wave Hill's landscape.
Soulou's drawings exist in series and often have a familiarity through their recollection of myth and narratives highlighted through this unique presentation that brought together many of the artist's series for the first time, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, Les Enfants Terribles, The Public and Book of
Imaginary Beings after Jorge Luis Borges.
«Ana» tells the story of a girl fleeing from a psychiatric ward, helped by
imaginary beings the patients see.
At the three - day Second Global Conference on Magic and the Supernatural, researchers will discuss the neuroscience of magical thinking and the ways some traumatized individuals try to cope with abuse and tragedy by attributing their suffering to mystical forces or
imaginary beings instead of admitting that someone they love has hurt them.
It is part of artist Neri Oxman's collection of nature - inspired human augmentations titled
Imaginary Beings: Mythologies of the Not Yet.
Not even just one, no satan either, nor pink unicorns or any other
imaginary beings.
I'm not afraid of elves, Santa, gods, leprechauns, fairies, Big Foot, and other
imaginary beings.
Why waste valuable time you could be spending doing something else or being with those you love instead of following around false ideas and
imaginary beings... Your chances of being abducted by an alien are 100 % more likely to happen than meeting something called «god».
I left because I no longer believe their supernatural dogma and doctrines regarding
imaginary beings and places.
You said, «Describe the delusion please» Belief in
imaginary beings.
Shouldn't they be able to define marriage for themselves, without reference to
imaginary beings and books of fiction?
@ Polli — Next on the Discovery Channel: When
Imaginary Beings Fight!
Why adults voluntarily disregard reason for a belief in
imaginary beings is beyond me.
I will assume this is a reaction to my «if you talk to
imaginary beings you're delusional» post.
Yep, that beJesus of that cult that calls itself Chirichiri tintin - Insane... you know, the one where they believe in
imaginary beings in some heaven above a flat earth.
if you believe in and / or talk to
imaginary beings, it doesn't matter what kind of wings you have.
Hearing voices in your head and talking to
imaginary beings is just mental illness.
Don't all current politicians profess belief in
imaginary beings?
Belief in
imaginary beings is such a waste of time and energy.
The idea that there are
imaginary beings is not necessarily the point of religion.
Just shows how futile it is to pray to
imaginary beings.
I am so, so sorry to see all these people taking for granted by self - impressed, sanctimonious fools who instead thank
imaginary beings.
Yeah, «faith» must be concerned with
imaginary beings and places, which can't be proven, for it to be called real «faith».
Much better to be involved sports (something real) than religion (something based on
imaginary beings).
Hilarious, people that believe in
imaginary beings complaining about other people imagining other things..
It's not bad enough that humans have to fight and kill over land and resources, they have to fight and kill over
IMAGINARY beings!
Hearing voices in your head from
imaginary beings is a sign of mental illness.
Geez... I can only imagine what the would do to me, because I revere MANY «
imaginary beings».
Other than the DELUSION of
imaginary beings, they are identical and yield EXACTLY the same results, which are NONE at all!
I'm terrified of
these imaginary beings...
Everyone has beliefs, but not everyone bases their beliefs on
imaginary beings or ancient books of mythology.
I don't shake my fist at
imaginary beings.
Of course both are
imaginary beings, but the true story is Satan is GOOD and God is EVIL.
But, of course, that's not surprising since logic isn't your strong suit, as evidenced by your belief in
imaginary beings.
''... logic isn't your strong suit, as evidenced by your belief in
imaginary beings.»
Believing in
imaginary beings leads to killing, as evidenced by all the bloodshed we have seen in our collective history.
Oops, dumb enough to believe in
imaginary beings, yessiree.
And Playboy is much more honest that The Babble — it is what it is without any need for a secret decoder ring or belief in
imaginary beings to interpret it.
What makes you think there is any way to go back to believing in other
imaginary beings?
No need for prayers and devotions to
imaginary beings.
Imaginary beings do not do things, and thus have no «why» to «why» they do what people imagine they do.
It's funny how you denounce people who illustrate the madness of people who live their lives and dictate yours based on voices in their head from
imaginary beings
While we can and should continue to mature, I strongly suggest that those who continue to believe in
imaginary beings and tribal myths based on books of magic / silliness written by desert dwellers hundreds of years ago have the furthest journey.
we are animals... some people are stupid and pray to
imaginary beings... there is no natural code of conduct requiring us to think you are somehow better than just another moron... you want respect, EARN it... one way to do that is to keep your religious beliefs to yourself instead of inflicting that crap on everyone around you...
junior, instead of boasting about childish notions like belief in
imaginary beings, secular charities get on with their business.