Technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, or a story within a story
Las Meninas by Velázquez, used by Gide to demonstrate the technique of mise en abyme
Infinite abyss of similar star polygons
In Western art history, mise en abyme (French pronunciation:[mizɑ̃n‿abim]; also mise en abîme) is a formal[further explanation needed] technique of placing a copy of an image within itself, often in a way that suggests an infinitely recurring sequence. In film theory and literary theory, it refers to the technique of inserting a story within a story. The term is derived from heraldry and means "placed into abyss". It was first appropriated for modern criticism by the French author André Gide.
A common sense of the phrase is the visual experience of standing between two mirrors, seeing as a result an infinite reproduction of one's image.[1] Another is the Droste effect, in which a picture appears within itself, in a place where a similar picture would realistically be expected to appear.[2] That is named after the 1904 Droste cocoa package, which depicts a woman holding a tray bearing a Droste cocoa package, which bears a smaller version of her image.[3]
^Rheinhardt, Dagmar (2012). Youtopia. a Passion for the Dark: Architecture at the Intersection Between Digital Processes and Theatrical Performance. Freerange Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-9808689-1-3.
^Nänny. Max and Fischer, Olga, The Motivated Sign: Iconicity in Language and Literature p. 37, John Benjamins and Jersey Ellis's Publishing Company (2001) ISBN 90-272-2574-5
^Törnqvist, Egil. Ibsen: A Doll's House, p. 105, Cambridge University Press (1995) ISBN 0-521-47866-9
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