Time is an illusion. There is no past, no future. There is an infinite “now”. The “Many Worlds” theory of quantum physics acknowledges that all possibilities exist at once. Through normal consciousness, we perceive one sequential path of possibilities. When our awareness encounters one of these infinite other worlds, it feels familiar because it is another version of what we are experiencing. .
That might explain what we experience as of déjà vu. Literally translated from French, it means “already seen.” It describes the illusion of a memory of a scene or event that you are experiencing it for the first time.
This sculpture suggests many things: a dance, a relationship, lovers, twins, opposites, etc. I began this piece with the concept of multiple variations of the personality encountering each other. The term of déjà vu quickly came to mind. When we see our thoughts reflected we are seeing through a portal in reality. I believe our ability to comprehend the complexity of consciousness is a result of how little we actually know about nature.
One surprise I encountered after shooting this video was how that both figures, while rotating around each other also appear to be rotating on their own axis. It’s an illusion.