Mirror to Mirror

My black-and-white photographic project titled Mirror to Mirror explores the metaphorical use of the fragmented mirror or the frame within the frame. Unlike a mirror that reflects a complete image of what is in front of it, the mirrors in my work limit one’s perception. I use small mirrors varying in shape and scale, which create compositions that obscure the view of the subject. By placing mirrors within the settings of various backgrounds, the spatial appearance is altered to convey an atmosphere of surreality. Mirrors simplify and insinuate a gradual building of form throughout each image by constructing frames within the frame. The undefined edges of the mirrors suggest an illusion of depth, and the subject appears immersed within another layer. The overlapping of mirrors blends into a new formation of the face which alludes to a complicated sense of identity. Mirror to Mirror questions our possibility to perceive one unified whole from the multitude of one's self.