This piece, though simplistic, I personally feel carries and offers many question towards those viewing it. Consisting of simply a mirror on a wall, this piece flips all the normalities of an art gallery on their head. The usual spectators of art are suddenly made the subject.The artist forces the viewers to confront themselves and completely go against the age old traditional ways.I feel this piece really tunes in with identity and how one may be viewed as a piece of art. It also suggests ideas on how art and paintings may transcend reality as how us as viewers and the art we view become one. This piece has multiple starting points but I feel the obvious, turning the audience into the art, is the most prominent. From this piece you could develop a raft of theatrical pieces that involve and incorporate the audience - you could begin to break down the audience and actor relationship, bringing them in together as one.
Though many people would cynically look at the piece as someone simply placing a mirror on the wall and be done with it; I feel that's what inspired me the most. The piece is so simple and a mirror is such a common sight - yet it carries so many theatrical possibilities, so many starting points for an experimental piece of theatre. Starting with something so simple enables you to really experiment with your ideas and creativity, it offers you so many starting points that you could easily further develop into something extravagant.
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