Dan Harris:
Why did you do it?
Why did you tell such a big lie to so many people for so long?

Herman Rosenblat:
It was not a lie, it was in my imagination, and in my imagination, in my mind, I believed it. Even now I believe it.
That she was there, and she threw the apple to me.

Dan Harris:
How can you say it wasn't a lie? It wasn't true, and you know it's not true.

Herman Rosenblat:
Yes it was not true, but in my imagination it was true.

Herman Rosenblat in Good Morning America with Dan Harris, Februari 18, 2009. (From Max Pinckers book: MARGINS OF EXCESS)

Pretending to be an Amateur.

‘A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.’ (F for Fake)

A quasi scientific work about gnomes. Exploring the lives of these fictional beings in great detail.

Science Aesthetic

Quotes:

'Every step taken by science claims territory once occupied by the supernatural.'

‘The most common of all follies’, wrote H.L. Mencken, ‘is to believe passionately in the palpably untrue.’

'Ancient beliefs in demons and magic still sweep across the modern landscape, but they are now dressed in the language and symbols of science.'

Illusion

Smokescreens

Mirage

Deception

Folly

Camouflage

Mask

Acting

Props