The circular "mises en abyme" of Ariel Neo

A "mise en abyme" literally means "placed into abyss". It is a formal artistic technique of placing a copy or a similar image within itself. In film, it refers to the technique of inserting a story within a story and can includes the idea of a "dream within a dream". As a painter I have always felt my art was never fully complete. The large format of my circular paintings seemed to need more than just a white wall, so I started taking them out in nature to present them. I began taking photographies allowing both art forms to merge into surreal images, completing my art at last.