Ishmael Randall-Weeks b. 1976
Two-Way Mirror/Ushnu, 2021
Brass, rattan, mirror, grout 700, concrete bricks
215 x 150 x 75 cm
84 13/20 x 59 3/50 x 29 53/100 in
84 13/20 x 59 3/50 x 29 53/100 in
Two-Way Mirror/Ushnu (Pais Casino) consists of bronze reproductions of textile fragments excavated from archaeological sites in Lima and a casting of a wind eroded brick that sit between rattan screens...
Two-Way Mirror/Ushnu (Pais Casino) consists of bronze reproductions of textile fragments excavated from archaeological sites in Lima and a casting of a wind eroded brick that sit between rattan screens and two way-mirrors. The optics of concealment recalls the politics of surveillance or that of the church confessionary, prompting a visual experience that is dependent on the participation of the viewer. This visual maze is a meditation on the principles of public and private, visible and invisible, introversion and sociability.
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