about this piece

I painted her junior year of high school. acrylic paints on a mirror, with real stones stuck along her jaw and shoulder.

wherever the paint stops it’s still a mirror, so whoever stands in front of her ends up in the piece too. this version gives you a mirror of your own beside hers.

turn on the mirror and hold her gaze. the stones start to grow, off her jaw, across the wall and onto yours. look away and they go back.

your camera stays on your device. nothing is recorded or sent.

— Shira