A common sight in downtown Vienna:
Characters leaving the fictional realm of guide books
and then desperately trying to figure out
how to get back in
too much about how it all works
in reality
of those who know their boundaries
Illusion or not,
the first encounter happened within sight
of Tiffany's at Kohlmarkt - and we all know
how they don't serve breakfast -
from there the scene moved to Chanel's Boutique,
while frozen in time happened in front of Diesel's
where moments before - or after? - Adrien Brody
did not play the piano.
And the really clever characters?
Somewhere on Kärntner Strasse,
spray-painting fake snowflakes
in their own reality.
Any questions?
Photographed in the afternoon
of 13 December 2012
unless it all happened
only in my imagination
Images and Text © by Merisi
R e p o s t
A great twist on the alternative reality that is the festive season in retail.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I've experience that guidebook moment of complete chasm between book and what I see before me.
Beautiful shots and a fun narrative!
ReplyDeleteYes the Fourth Wall. I like playing around with that in my writer blog from time to time... have a character say something to the effect of "there is a theory that none of this is actually happening . You see, there is a man at a computer..."
Le plus beau moment de l'année... Merci Merisi pour ces photos de la magnifique Vienne !
ReplyDeleteDouce semaine de décembre, bises
Pretty strange, Such experiences really can be unsettling.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind getting stuck in the reality of Vienna. It is just so magical.
ReplyDeletei loved this post ... so clever
ReplyDeletei am tickled i now know how to say baked apple!!!!! love these glimpses into the holiday season/decoration in vienna!
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