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Gallery Vanity: Chris O'Shea's 'Study for Mirror' Joins Reflective Art Tradition

by Matthew Zuras on May 27, 2010 at 06:30 AM

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Interaction designer Chris O'Shea, in collaboration with Random International, has created a unique interactive interface that feeds the viewer's image back to him or her. "A Study for Mirror" uses a light-reactive screen-printing system that reproduces the viewer's image on glass, before wiping it away for the next user. Contained within a small frame, the work houses both a full PC with custom software and a printing apparatus.

We're no strangers to art mirrors here at Switched. Many of the works by our favorite tech artist (who, you should know by now, is Rafael Lozano-Hemmer) utilize hidden cameras that shuttle the viewer's visage into a variety of fascinating outputs. We couldn't forget Daniel Rozin's incredibly inventive mechanical mirrors, made from wood and trash and shiny balls. But how does O'Shea's work stack up against that of these two? We haven't had a chance to check it out in person, but we have to say that O'Shea has definitely brought a new flavor to the art-mirror party, which, so you know, is quite the soiree. [From: Designboom, via: DVICE]

Tags: art, ChrisOshea, DanielRozin, design, interactive, printer, RafaelLozano-hemmer, RandomInternational, top

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