JIVAT

Mirror · d. c. 1424

al-Jili: no face, no image

ولا سبيل إلى وجود صورة في المرآة من غير مقابلة

There is no way for a form to exist in a mirror without something facing it.

al-Insān al-Kāmil, introduction.

  • Walk toward a mirror from the side. Before you start, mark the spot where you think you'll first see yourself. Were you right?
  • A baby smiles at the baby in the mirror before she knows it is her. What changes on the day she knows?
  • A system made from our words is facing us. When we walk away, what is left in it?

Pick one. That is the first session.

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