Piranesi

“The Other says that the World is bounded by North, South, East and West. I say the World is bounded by the Outer Halls, the South-Western Halls, the Halls of the East and the Upper Halls.”

“When the Moon is full and the tide is high, the lower halls fill with water that reflects the Statues in a broken, wavering beauty.” Piranesi

If you haven’t visited the endless, statue-filled halls of Piranesi , consider this your sign to go in completely blind. Susanna Clarke created a quiet, atmospheric masterpiece about a man living in a labyrinthine House where the ocean tides sweep through the lower floors and thousands of statues line the walls. “The Other says that the World is bounded

The horror of the book creeps in slowly: the discovery of a human researcher who died trying to find a way out; the realization that the protagonist used to be another person entirely; the invasion of our real world into his perfect, static paradise. The horror of the book creeps in slowly:

Piranesi's work had a profound impact on the development of art and architecture. His innovative use of atmospheric perspective influenced artists such as J.M.W. Turner and Caspar David Friedrich, while his depictions of ancient ruins inspired architects like Étienne-Louis Boullée and Johann Gottfried Herder.