Liminal Mirror (passaggio specchiante), 2024
26 x 5 x 4 m approx.
Polished stainless steel
This permanent installation is commissioned by Fondazione PeccioliPer as part of the collection of MACCA in Peccioli, the first example of an open-air contemporary art museum spread across the territory. The artwork is a site-specific installation conceived for Peccioli at Palazzo Pescatori, an ancient building in the historic center of Peccioli.
The artwork invites the viewer to “move inside the
reflection” through deceptive perspectives. Mirrored panels, installed along
the walls of the corridor and the corridor of Palazzo Pescatori, reveal shapes
and patterns visible only from specific angles. These elements create optical
illusions of obstacles, connections, and appearances, establishing a visual
dialogue between different points in space.
Through the passage between the two doors of Palazzo Pescatori, what initially appears to be a corridor transforms into a conduit of transformation—where we, as those who walk through it, become the ultimate elements of change.
‘To enable this interplay of reflections, the first step is to cross what at first seems to be a wall—an obstacle, a closure—shaped like an ellipse. Our eyes are deceived into believing that the passage is blocked, but as we move closer, we realize that this very wall is, in fact, a door—a metaphorical one. And in the equally metaphorical act of opening it, we are transported into mirrored worlds.’ - Francesca Greco (Curator)
‘When we see something from a distance or think about an experience, it may seem clear. But when we live it up close, in our own skin, we can start to feel confused and immersed. What once seemed certain fragments into disconnected details—like people and events that occur during the experience, leaving us disoriented. True clarity emerges only by changing perspective: it doesn’t depend on what we observe, but on how we look at it.
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