Overacting the part of my favorite character in fiction, as if blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.
Temptation of St. Anthony, detail from the Isenheim Altarpiece, 1513, Matthias Grunewald
cave bear
Hieronymus Bosch sculpture, detail from The Garden of Earthly Delights
take a seat. we’re going to be here awhile…
more than a novelty