an image is suspended from the ceiling directly above a daybed situated in the center of the living room.
the image is framed with non-reflective glass, and its frame closely resembles a mirror. the image was captured from directly above with a camera using a normal lens, featuring the apartment’s owner lying face-up in the center of the bed, looking directly into the lens.
once hung, if the owner lies in the center of the bed and looks at the artwork, the image seen should align almost perfectly in perspective and composition with what would be reflected in a similarly positioned and sized mirror. it’s as if looking into a mirror.
however, the person in the mirror is the same individual from the past. the two individuals look at each other across time and space. the person in the apartment at the moment the image was taken is looking at countless unknown future selves who will lie on this bed and gaze back at him.
another version uses a digital screen and camera, still resembling a mirror in appearance. the screen randomly plays videos recorded at different times, while the digital camera continuously captures new footage. an ai identifies whether the captured video meets the criteria of the artwork and performs automatic editing.
each time the apartment’s owner looks at the image, he is looking at a version of himself from a different time and space, and once again becomes part of the artwork.
