I love Man Ray’s works.
私はマンレイの作品が大好き。
I’m reading a short text called Dream Kitsch by Walter Benjamin.
私は今、ベンジャミンのドリームキッチュって言う短い文章を読んでいるんですが、
These tears.
この涙。
It would be kitsch.
キッチュかも。
Picasso’s crying woman may also be kitsch.
ピカソの泣く女もキッチュかも。
The reason I’m crying tonight may be kitsch tomorrow morning.
私が今夜泣いている理由も、明日の朝にはキッチュかも。
あんたまた泣いてんのー😩
うん。
Man Ray’s ‘Glass tears’ seems to form a barrier against our real emotions and yet if we believe that this image followed on from his break up with Lee Miller, then it takes on a different, more personal meaning.
I find this reading telling, because it suggests that the ‘kitsch’ tears are a form of defence- we are often afraid to show our real emotions. If we take away the ‘fake tears’, how would we read this image – distressed, contemplative, wistful? Benjamin’s notion of kitsch is also associated with love, which he feels is often misunderstood – yet ultimately we lean towards hope, rather than despair, hopefully!
Dear Pamela,
Your note gave me a great hint. Thank you!
Man Ray was a Virgo. Benjamin was a Cancer.
They must treat tears in different ways.
I’m not sure I totally understand Benjamin’s text, however, I like his sentimentalism. It touches my emotion.