Narcissus / Installation / light-based apparatus + reflective liquid surface
Narcissus implements a feedback loop as a physical condition.
A rigid freestanding frame (80 × 80 × 200 cm) holds a screen/light source emitting a calibrated yellow field with slight state shifts. Below, a shallow tray (60 × 60 × 10 cm) contains a silver reflective liquid (oil mixed with metallic powder) that returns the signal as a clean mirrored image. The setup produces a loop: output → reflection → confirmation.
The piece reframes Narcissus as a technical regime. No face appears. The “self” is replaced by a stable signal and a surface designed to confirm it. Yellow functions as a signature state—clean, legible, “correct”—repeated and re-validated through reflection. The reflective liquid introduces controlled instability: micro-variations in surface behavior make the loop feel alive while remaining locked to the same operation.
The work reads instantly in a festival environment: a minimal machine of self-reference. It stays silent, needs no dark room, and presents as an operational object rather than a narrative screen.
A rigid freestanding frame (80 × 80 × 200 cm) holds a screen/light source emitting a calibrated yellow field with slight state shifts. Below, a shallow tray (60 × 60 × 10 cm) contains a silver reflective liquid (oil mixed with metallic powder) that returns the signal as a clean mirrored image. The setup produces a loop: output → reflection → confirmation.
The piece reframes Narcissus as a technical regime. No face appears. The “self” is replaced by a stable signal and a surface designed to confirm it. Yellow functions as a signature state—clean, legible, “correct”—repeated and re-validated through reflection. The reflective liquid introduces controlled instability: micro-variations in surface behavior make the loop feel alive while remaining locked to the same operation.
The work reads instantly in a festival environment: a minimal machine of self-reference. It stays silent, needs no dark room, and presents as an operational object rather than a narrative screen.
Narcissus is booth-proof and instantly readable: a minimal feedback apparatus built from a screen/light source and a reflective liquid surface. It stays silent, requires no hanging or drilling, and works in bright ambient conditions. The piece translates contemporary validation culture into a physical loop of output and confirmation.
- Technical rider (8–10 строк)Footprint: 80 × 80 cm, height 200 cm (freestanding frame)
- Reflective tray: 60 × 60 × 10 cm, sealed/contained
- Power: 220V (screen + mini-computer), low draw
- Components: frame, screen/light module, mini-computer, cabling, reflective tray (oil + metallic powder mixture)
- Output behavior: calibrated yellow field with subtle state shifts
- Sound: none
- Install time: 2–3 hours, 2 people
- No ceiling rigging, no drilling, freestanding object
- Safety: reflective liquid is non-toxic and contained; spill-prevention measures included
Sasha Sime
BCN / Calella de Palafrugell
sashasime@gmail.com
BCN / Calella de Palafrugell
sashasime@gmail.com
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