Optical Illusion: a Trick of the Devil and Zaha's Peak: a Hedonistic Retreat.

'In Christian Tradition, the Devil is mimetic, an actor, a performance artist, and he imitates the wonders of nature and the divine work of creation. His medium is illusion. He is the master of lies, of imitating and pretending. The devil summons images in the mind's eye, playing on desires and weaknesses'
Eyes, Lies and Illusions, The Art of Deception, Essay by Marina Warner: Camera Lucida.

In a search for a raison d'etre for the use of optical illusion, distortion of space and iconography in the re-brief for Zaha's Peak project. I picked up on the historic associations of Illusion with the works of the Devil and desire.

Looking again at Zaha's Peak project, which is a gentleman's club for hedonistic activity and self-indulgence- I'm thinking of linking the themes of hedonism, sin, distortion, illusion and iconography, to create a re-brief for Zaha's Peak project.