Through the Looking-Glass

What is the backside of a photograph? The Lightobjects inhabit a block of Plexiglas plates, containing two perspectively sliced up photographs on clear film on either side. The photographs are taken in the same location from opposite viewpoints at the same angles, facing each other exactly. Each image shows the backside of the photographed objects or landscape of the other image, reveals what is behind the viewpoint of the photographer. Rotating the Block allows one to experience the two opposing views and hinting the backsides of these views in the background.

Alice in wonderland wonders what the world is like on the other side of the mirror:

‘How would you like to live in Looking-glass House, Kitty? I wonder if they’d give you milk in there? Perhaps Looking-glass milk isn’t good to drink— But oh, Kitty!…. Oh, Kitty! how nice it would be if we could only get through into Looking- glass House! I’m sure it’s got, oh! such beautiful things in it."

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Material:

Film, plexiglas block from 10/10cm plates on rotatable aluminium base, backlit Aluminium case, Led, defuser plate, powersupply