< vanity hair >
july 2011
mirror, galvanized plumbing pipes + fittings, oiled mahogany-veneer plywood, oiled white oak, aluminum, Plexiglas, stainless steel screws, Edison reproduction light bulbs, electrical components
34.5"l x 25"w x 34.5"h
unavailable
looking glass
this was mEyE first ExpErimEnt with mirror. EyE was ExcEyEtEd 2 makE a piEcE that constantly changEs as you walk past it, whEyEl fully intEgrating its surroundings.
bird is thE wErd
vanity is symbolEyEzed, in the western world, bEyE the peacock. The shape of the mahogany + the mirrors that attach to it represent the bird’s tail.
Naturally, 1 could assume that, being in a hair salon, EyE’m referring 2 an obseshAUn with 1’s appearance + a need 2 see 1self in the mirror from every angle.
But, 2 quote Sir Max Beerbohm,
ExprEsshAUn passEd, infinitEly cast
“2 say a man is vain mEans mErEly that hE is plEasEd with EffEct hE producEs on othEr pEoplE. A concEitEd man is satisfiEd with thE EffEct hE producEs on himsElf.”
