Painting:
The Art of Painting by Johannes Vermeer
1666, oil on canvas, 130 cm × 110 cm
Narrative:
A vanity room for a retired actress obsessed with preserving her youth.
Site:
On a cliff in a small town in New Zealand - 'big fish, small pond' - hidden on the outskirts of a dense forest; exposed to sunlight, weather changes and the elements.
Concept:
Two vanity spaces for the retired actress. Internalised fear of ageing through the use of a designated mirror room in which the actress gazes at herself and nitpick's her physical appearance, and the suspended mirror hanging from the ceiling of her dressing room (as a victim of her own circumstance, she puts pressure on herself). Floor to ceiling blinds cast lengthy shadows across her vanity room throughout the duration of the day, reminding her of time passing her by as natural weathering of her spaces occur due to the openess of the rooms.
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