The 'snake woman' of Nara. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century
The snake-bodied woman resembles the notorious nure-onna, except that this one has a beautiful face.
The 'snake woman' of Nara. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century
The snake-bodied woman resembles the notorious nure-onna, except that this one has a beautiful face.
Woman by Hearth, Taichi Gondaira, 2009
From Inside series III, Frédéric Fontenoy, 2014
I want to sleep with you elbow to elbow Hair entwined Genitals enlaced With your mouth as a pillow. I want to sleep with you back to back Without breath to keep us apart Without words to distract us Without eyes to tell lies Without clothes. I want to sleep with you breast to breast Clenched and sweating Glistening from a thousand shivers Consumed by the wild inertia of bliss Splayed on your shadow Pounded by your tongue And to die between the rotted teeth of a rabbit Contented.
I want to sleep with you elbow to elbow, Joyce Mansour trans Emilie Moorhouse
Je veux dormir avec toi coude à coude Je veux dormir avec toi coude à coude Cheveux entremêlés Sexes noués Avec ta bouche comme oreiller. Je veux dormir avec toi dos à dos Sans haleine pour nous séparer Sans mots pour nous distraire Sans yeux pour nous mentir Sans vêtements. Je veux dormir avec toi sein contre sein Crispée en sueur Brillant de mille frissons Mangée par l’inertie folle de l’extase Écartelée sur ton ombre Martelée par ta langue Pour mourir entre les dents cariées de lapin Heureuse.
From Moments of Intensity, Thomas Karsten, published 2001
Alexander RODCHENKO - Varvara Stepanova, 1928
Francesca Woodman, Boulder, Colorado, 1976
Vintage Snake Charmer
Dutch postcard by Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4704. Photo: Paramount. Nancy Kwan in The World Of Suzie Wong (Richard Quine, 1960).
Bonnie Logan
Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti
Desert Island Disc? This. Or Bitches Brew. Both of which I tasted today, so it was a good music day.
Side three. Truly, giants walked among us.
Northern lights brighten the sky as hikers set out across a frozen lake.
Living forest. Arthur Heming. 1925.
Cheshire Cat illustration for Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Barry Moser, 1982