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Your compound eye, 1996 - Galerie Andreas Brändström, Stockholm, 1996 - Photo: Lars Gustavsson
Your compound eye, 1996 - Galerie Andreas Brändström, Stockholm, 1996 - Photo: Lars Gustavsson
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Your compound eye, 1996

crystalline

hexagon

kaleidoscopic

looking in

looking out

multiple reflections

optical device

surroundings

tunnel

  • crystalline
  • hexagon
  • kaleidoscopic
  • looking in
  • looking out
  • multiple reflections
  • optical device
  • surroundings
  • tunnel

Six tapering mirror panels are fixed together to form a hexagonal kaleidoscope that hangs suspended from a ceiling. When looking through the kaleidoscope from either end, the visitors see each other and the space in numerous fragmented reflections.

Artwork details

Title

Your compound eye

Year

1996

Materials

Wood, metal, mirror foil
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