Convex mirrors are used as a device for revealing the unseen. Notable examples in art history include The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck which incorporates a convex mirror to reveal the painter as witness to a marriage, and Parmigianino’s unconventional Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror designed to draw the viewers gaze into its vortex. Lee Wilkes’ hand stamped painting on a convex safety mirror also plays with perception/deception, offering a critical commentary on the threat uranium mining poses to ecological systems. The circle is echoed in the shape of the eye, iPod dial, and in the speakers which play a soundscape of birdsong and bushwalking juxtaposed against the industrial activity of mining vehicles.
Installation documentation of Uranium Mine Rehabilitation Project as part of Tondi ( ) Tondo group exhibition at KEPK 2023.
Installation documentation of Uranium Mine Rehabilitation Project as part of Tondi ( ) Tondo group exhibition at KEPK 2023.
Installation documentation of Uranium Mine Rehabilitation Project as part of Tondi ( ) Tondo group exhibition at KEPK 2023.
Installation documentation of Uranium Mine Rehabilitation Project as part of Tondi ( ) Tondo group exhibition at KEPK 2023.
Uranium Mine Rehabilitation Project - 2023
Installation - Oil on convex safety mirror, single-channel video, dual-channel audio, iPod, speakers, power amplifier and timber shelf.
Installation variable.