9 Mirrors: Art Installation by Ron Gilad

Israeli artist Ron Gilad created this series of ornate mirrors as a means of exploring self-reflection and perception.

“In a kind of departure from philosopher Jacques Lacan’s concept of the mirror stage, Gilad opens the relation between the reflected image as a projection of only superficial, exterior forms and the idea that it might represent a deeper aspect of our lives.

The mirrors themselves, framed in unadorned wood, build an array of ancient fabrics, byzantine mosaics, sculptures, cords, and sconces directly into the reflective surface. As the pieces incorporate many materials historic to Italy, another level of conceptual investigation of the project is the artistic and cultural past of the country, approached by Gilad as a play between past and present.”

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