The mirror was found in the same place as the glass shower panel. Standing it upright on a ledge I could close one eye and draw the image as it reflected on the mirror surface.
The slightest shift in position makes the image move on the mirror so it has to be drawn speedily with minimal movement and simply looking away for a moment whilst drawing, then back again, adds a satisfyingly distorted element to the final image.
Mirror Drawing, 30x40cm, marker pen on found mirror.
As a viewer, standing in front of the mirror, you are transported to the place It was created and through the reflection you get to see yourself, trapped in the image, there in the barn, looking at what I was looking at. A sort of 'here and there at exactly the same time" element being added to the piece.
The reflection can also be used to project the drawing onto another surface, creating a soft, transparent, ghostly image.
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