Haruo Shirane: “People Peep into Boxes. . .”

Photographer Unknown, (The Stereoscope Viewer)

“People peep into boxes at moving stereoscopic prints, imagining they’re in other worlds, and the crowd around a glassblower wonders whether icicles have formed in summer. Potted trees revive and suddenly look fresh when a florist sprinkles water on them, while papier-mâché turtles hanging out for sale move in the wind and take on souls.”

― Haruo Shirane

 

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