Specchi forati (Perforated mirrors)

The Specchi forati are wall-mounted mirrors that have been drilled with holes of the same diameter. In the first version of these mirrors, created in 1996, the position of the holes corresponded to the contours of the furniture in the artist’s apartment which were reflected in the mirrored surfaces.

The holes capture the moment that the artist makes an observation; they give new life to the memory of a reflection. The infallible and eternal reflection of reality is contrasted with the memory of a different, a past reality. The Specchi forati unite the past and the essence of what once stood there with the here and now. Temporal and spatial levels are superimposed in the Specchi forati.

The viewer, who is reflected in the mirror, completes the work with his imagination and perception.