narcissus by lucas chirnside from australia

A degree of ambiguity in design provokes interpretation through performance. Design does not end with production, it becomes a life embedded in the work.

The Narcissus project focuses on relationships of object, space and body. It is a droplet of mirror, reflecting the gaze in a distorted perspective, allowing the audience to indulge in a fantasy of their own world.

"As he tried to quench his thirst ... he saw an image in the pool, and fell in love with that unbodied hope, and found a substance in what was only shadow."

But the dome is easily compressed by the weight of a sitting person, changing the spatial illusion by fragmenting it into many reflections like ripples.

"What shall I do?... What I want is with me, my riches make me poor. If I could only escape from my own body!"

Narcissus is a project for the turbulent years.

Dimensions: height: 450mm dia: 620mm
Materials: chromed steel, rubber inflatable