Without Passage
Aporia (ᾰ̓πορῐ́ᾱ "lacking passage") — a state of puzzlement, a
declaration of doubt. This project explores the relation of
aporia & epiphany, in moving to a state of certainty from a
state without, and offers an opinion on syntactic (form) versus
semantic (meaning) epiphanies.
Through the
processes of solving puzzles, we reach syntactic epiphany from
uncertainty. Like most games, there is a definitive way to the
end. However, whether the same can be said of the semantic — in
understanding the narrative — is less clear. After all, mazes
have objective truths: this is either the solution, or not.
Meanings don't. They change across perspectives. I see a girl
exploring her psyche. Maybe you see a witch trying to escape a
prison? Maybe the person beside you sees a magician having a
conversation?
Please feel free to find your own
passage into your own epiphany, your own way of
understanding.