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Deep mirror (yellow), 2016 and Deep mirror (black), 2016 - Palace of Versailles, 2016 - Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Deep mirror (yellow), 2016 and Deep mirror (black), 2016
Palace of Versailles, 2016
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Deep mirror (yellow), 2016 - Palace of Versailles, 2016 - Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Deep mirror (yellow), 2016
Palace of Versailles, 2016
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Deep mirror (yellow), 2016 - Palace of Versailles, 2016 - Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Deep mirror (yellow), 2016
Palace of Versailles, 2016
Photo: Anders Sune Berg
At Studio Olafur Eliasson, working on Deep mirror (yellow), 2016 - Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
At Studio Olafur Eliasson, working on Deep mirror (yellow), 2016
Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
At Studio Olafur Eliasson, testing Deep mirror (black) and Deep mirror (yellow), 2016 - Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
At Studio Olafur Eliasson, testing Deep mirror (black) and Deep mirror (yellow), 2016
Photo: María del Pilar García Ayensa / Studio Olafur Eliasson
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A circular hole cut into the surface of a mirror reveals a space inside the mirror, filled with yellow monofrequency light, within which a circular reflection appears. This second reflection is recessed behind the opening, and presents the viewer and her surroundings at a smaller scale than the reflection on the outer surface. This set-up invites the viewer to enjoy the play of continuities and discontinuities between the two reflections, as objects leap back and forth between the two surfaces in response to her movements before the mirror. At the Palace of Versailles, Deep mirror (yellow) is installed facing Deep mirror (black). Together, the two works generate an infinite regress of offset reflections.

Artwork details

Title

Deep mirror (yellow)

Year

2016

Materials

Mirrors, monofrequency light, aluminium, steel, wood, paint (black, white), control unit