Ekphrasis

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novalis
Sep 5, 2018 · 1 min read

what the square halo of

panelling does to the woman’s head

the way it projects it forward into our space

disclosing and illuminating the woman’s presence

but also encasing her enshrining in Cezanne

a flower in is never a metaphor for the

person holding it a playfulness or mobility that

makes the apple-with-eyes

just tolerable

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