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Ceci n`est pas une mouche

A story about a guy in an art gallery, a painted fly that seems to be playing mind games on him, and a very angry security camera that will not let him get too close to find out what is going on. “Ceci n`est pas une mouche” was inspired by the painting “Saint Catherine of Alexandria” by Carlo Crivelli, and how it evokes the idea behind Magritte`s “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (this is not a pipe). In the 15th century, Crivelli painted a real-size fly next to a 30cm tall saint, playing with the theme of representation versus reality.

N.A.Barbosa Fraiha Carlos