Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Water Over Stone

Artis Phidiacae toreuma clarum
pisces aspicis: adde aquam, natabunt.

Instant Fish
By Phidias!
Add water
And they swim.

Un intaglio di pesci
dall’arte di Fidia:
acqua aggiungi,

e nuoteranno.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 3, XXXV
English translation by Peter Porter
Italian translation by Holden Caulfield

South Korean illusion artist Dain Yoon (윤다인) made herself up for a gondola ride in Venice, Italy. Photo: Dain Yoon (@designdain).

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