The multi-lives of a creation
The act of creation allows your narrator to bring his Émilie to life.
Under my pen, she takes shape ; I set the scene, and she whispers to me what she would like to do there. Then the image is posted, and Émilie waits there patiently to come alive again.
And when someone lays eyes on it, leaves a "like," or posts a comment, Émilie springs back to life—telling the story she and I wrote for you, having fun, and entertaining you.
Flirtatious in the evening, she blushes as she tells me of the pleasure she takes in being seen and in loving people.
This image is for you, like a personal dedication ; Émilie is proud to pose for it.
Without you—without your gaze—Émilie would never truly exist, nor would she ever come back to life. Your gaze is just as important as my act of creation. "It is the viewers who make the paintings" (M. Duchamp, 1957).
Thank you for looking ; thank you for giving Émilie new life with every glance.
Your good friend, the narrator