My inspiration

The Imitation of the Rose

the central object in Clarice Lispector’s short story is the vase of roses

the roses suggest many horizons they provoke an anxiety of indecision

perfection isolation selflessness selfishess

‘Like an addict, she looked with faint greed at the roses’ tantalizing perfection‘

and in Belle de jour dir Luis Bunuel sampled in 2001 a family Odyssey Ophelia’s Version

Belle drops the vase of roses bringing about a break a dream of abuse, a dream of cinema perhaps.

Belle De Jour Luis Bunuel 1961 FT Catherine Deneuve

Clarice Lispector The Imitation of the Rose 1973

2001 A Family Odyssey Ophelia’s Version 2002