My Mother Laughs - Chantal Akerman Jeff Donaldson Katherine Mansfield (“The House”)

Katherine Mansfield (“The House”)

Leiris's nocturnal double

She often attributed her inspiration for the thousands of intricate ink drawings and embroideries to her ethereal guide

two damselflies peer at it in wonder

May Sinclair (‘Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched”)

My Mother Laughs - Chantal Akerman Jeff Donaldson Katherine Mansfield (“The House”)My Mother Laughs Chantal Akerman paperback published by The Song Cave "My Mother Laughs may be Akermans most interior, psychological work. Its one final message from the artist, illuminating the mottled effect her mother had on her life and creativity." Hyperallegic *** First published in France in 2013, My Mother Laughs is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (19502015) before her death. A