The Oakes Twins Ryan and Trevor Oakes | Eleven Day Paintings

Flaunt Oct 23, 2026

In 1961’s Seduction of the Minotaur, Anaïs Nin states: “‘We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.’”

When protagonist Lillian meditates upon the ephemeral nature of the Seine, she reflects on the distinct image of the sloshing river that exists before her. Not just any image, but her image—uniquely shaped by her contextualized set of eyes. She imagines that it must contrast from the image that her friend Jay might see, despite both looking upon the same river. It’s a moment that confesses how one’s personalized mode of sight is a method of constructing one's sense of reality—a method entirely incomparable to that of somebody else.

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