LIMN CELLS Limn Cells, scattered across the skin, are responsible for the proper formation of a man or woman’s shadows and reflections. Polluted water weakens these cells and opens a shadow to attack by the poison streams of water imps and earwigs. The poison is taken up by limn cells, sickening or killing the victim. A strict dehydration regimen can help weak limn recover. Limn cells develop over time, and as a result the particular darkness and pattern of an individual’s shadow changes with age. A history of any human body can thus be compiled by reading its progressive shadows, much like tree rings. The shadow-histories of members of a family are usually stored in the clan’s ancestral temple.
This is my favorite from the series, too. I feel mildly awkward commenting on Carla's stuff (like a novice at the Shaolin monestary commenting on the flow of the master's Buddhist Fist) - but I like how the color patches kind of waver between 2D and 3D.
My favorite part of the whole thing - the thing that gives me the most (unexplicable) emotional impact - is the dotted lines. Especially on this one.
The dotted lines are key. :) This is actually a puzzle - all of the pieces, when cut out and put together, form a body. The center (looks like ribs) is actually a red-silk-covered 'yan,' the Chinese character for word. The piece is called "Body Language": all of the descriptions and parts somehow involve "reading" the language of the body. I'll post the rest so you can see the whole piece.
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LIMN CELLS
Limn Cells, scattered across the skin, are responsible for the proper formation of a man or woman’s shadows and reflections.
Polluted water weakens these cells
and opens a shadow to attack by
the poison streams of water imps and earwigs. The poison is taken up by limn cells, sickening or killing the victim. A strict dehydration regimen can help weak limn recover. Limn cells develop over time, and as a result the particular darkness and pattern of an individual’s shadow changes with age. A history of any human body can thus be compiled by reading its progressive shadows, much like tree rings.
The shadow-histories of members of a family are usually stored in the clan’s ancestral temple.
The marks on the foot are incredibly liquid and form-showing. Awesome. What's the paper?
Did anyone else spend five minutes staring at their shadow after reading Carla's comment?
This is my favorite from the series, too. I feel mildly awkward commenting on Carla's stuff (like a novice at the Shaolin monestary commenting on the flow of the master's Buddhist Fist) - but I like how the color patches kind of waver between 2D and 3D.
My favorite part of the whole thing - the thing that gives me the most (unexplicable) emotional impact - is the dotted lines. Especially on this one.
The dotted lines are key. :)
This is actually a puzzle - all of the pieces, when cut out and put together, form a body. The center (looks like ribs) is actually a red-silk-covered 'yan,' the Chinese character for word. The piece is called "Body Language": all of the descriptions and parts somehow involve "reading" the language of the body. I'll post the rest so you can see the whole piece.
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