Portals Mirror (Steel)

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For EMERGE 2024 at FIND Design Fair Asia

"Portals" consists of two mirrors — one with a polished stainless steel frame (which simultaneously reflects an accurate image and a surrealistic distorted one), and the other with an upholstered frame in beaded fabric. Combining the two distinct materials brings up questions surrounding the perception of materials and their value — how are the materials interpreted differently although they share the same form/blueprint? There is a tendency in the design world to value modernism, minimalism, and rigidity (along with expensive, industrial, high-tech materials) while simultaneously devaluing traditional craft (textile arts, weaving, etc). This value system is also tied to ideas of masculinity and femininity and how these traits are valued differently in different societal contexts.

The work also explores how the materiality of objects can affect our perceptions of ourselves and the spaces we occupy — how do we perceive, value, and carry ourselves differently in different contexts/within different frames?