And those good old themes: identity, reality, illusion, deception, truth, the dynamics of theater, the blurred line between life and art.
In the 21st century, however, Meatyard's oeuvre resurfaced and was reexamined, especially within the context of work by contemporary photographers interested in identity and illusion, such as Cindy Sherman, and staged tableaux, such as Gregory Crewdson and Emmet Gowin.
Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
A common Malaysian identity is an illusion that continues to be pursued amid endless religious, social, and economic differences, fanned by political rivalries and racial pressures.
Powers uses Capgras as a departure point for exploring the same fundamental questions regarding identity, reality and illusion that concern Galchen.
Their presence, though, is a bit mystifying, but that may be part of Lewis's point: that the supposedly determining power of ancestry or racial identity rests on illusion and sentiment.
Yes, identity is an illusion created by advertisers; happiness is for analog folks who take Lexapro and watch "NCIS," who favor "the thick grimy film of Facebook friend requests and Vine stars".
For years I wrapped my identity into the illusion that he was "The One," and allowed him to make me feel whole and complete.
They quoted statements by Cahun about illusion and identity, and there was electronic music by Jeremy Bernstein.
This fascinating exploration into identity, fame and the illusion of film, was enacted by the real people involved.
