Mirror

Mirror
2023
Installation 
160x65cm 
Artist: Diren Demir
direndemir.art

The installation "Mirror" treats the mind as an eye looking at the body from the outside, the physical space where human beings experience life. The body is experienced, defined and labeled by the mind. In this process, the pure experience of the body, which has its own consciousness, is bypassed. The installation aims to investigate and make visible the boundaries of the space called "body" and the moment of encounter between the mind that watches it.

The potential persona, developed through the experience of this space - the body - watching itself and being controlled by the mind, appears as a thin surface resembling human skin on the mirror that makes this encounter possible. The texture of this surface, full of many imperfections, scars and marks, reflects the viewer's bodily experience, thus preserving its status as a "mirror" that more clearly reflects and deepens the experience of encounter.

Mimicking the complexity of the skin and appearing as a striking representation of the human epidermis, the installation opens a space to review the many judgments, labels and responsibilities that have been and are being inscribed on our outermost walls, showing that our bodies are not just tools, but a structure deeply intertwined with political, psychological, social and cultural dimensions. The installation treats our skin, our largest organ, as a canvas or a mirror on which our experiences are engraved, a metaphor for the layers of experience, memory and emotion that define our existence, inviting the viewer to question the narratives engraved on their own psyche.

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