Mirrors
A smooth surface, cold, made of glass rear coated with silver paint, in many shapes and dimensions, from a tiny pocket size to huge reflecting walls and windows, with the declared purpose of make the user feel aware of himself and his look: that's a mirror.
Mirrors help us take care of ourselves returning our reversed image which is the only image of us we can stand if not portrayed; an installation in the Cité de Sciences museum in Paris had a reflections section with a special mirror that returned your front image as if you met yourself. People stared at themselves with a merged feeling of weirdness and curiosity. Is this really how I look like to my neighbor?
Mirrors can also be used to give the optical illusion to enlarge the space and to enlighten the atmosphere, for example in bars, restaurants, small or dim-lit corners in private homes or public places. As they reflect light other than images, these effects are certainly achieved and the room size is apparently amplified.
A practice of Feng Shui also teaches to achieve harmony in the enviroment by arranging and placing mirrors in the space.
However, reflections on a mirror bring to reflect upon ourselves, in a sort of philosophical introspective on a daily basis. So, as a threshold on our well hidden inside, we keep on checking ourselves in the mirrors; we keep on covering walls and embellishing our interiors with these surfaces, both repelling and absorbing our outer self in the hope to glance at our real image.
Mirrors
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