Mirror World

Over the last few months I have been fascinated with the floors of Dubai. Often in marble, they lend themselves to capturing beautiful reflections. I find myself drawn to photographing them, enchanted by the patterns and pictures that result when domes, arches, skylights, structures, escalators or even feet, meet inlaid designs.

Imagination takes me back to the time when as a child, I would often dream of being able to build dwellings under the ground, places where people could drink tea and socialize. The “underworld” to me was a fascinating place.

So too, was the world “up there”. Enid Blyton’s “The Folk of the Faraway Tree” was my favourite childhood story. I loved the fact that when one got to the very, very top of the tree and climbed through the last branches, one could visit magical lands which came past at various intervals.

Recently I discovered, that in certain bygone cultures, there was a belief that under the world there existed a mirror image of the world we inhabit.  This world was a shadow world and was upside down. It could only be entered at certain special places.

You are currently online, a special place, beyond the limitations of distance and time. Other scenes can be entered into with a simple click. 

Please accept an invitation to tour the “Mirror World” I have discovered in Dubai. Step on the escalator and ascend or descend (it’s all a matter of perspective, anyway!) into the images of my new gallery.

There is always more to see than what first meets the eye. Mindful looking opens up new worlds. 

Comments

[annie q. syed]

dear linda,

i find this so fascinating. that was my favorite enid blyton book too!

moreover, as i mentioned to you, my research on UAE hardly yielded content that you are exploring, so i am glad you are writing and sharing all of this with us.

i have previous attachments with neighboring countries and they are not always positive.

i am also enjoying your articulation of internet/twitter experience as one beyond space and time.

thanks for sharing much.

~tinkerbelle me!