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Reflektor's construction of a light web inside, activated by sound, serves as a bridge between the tangible world of nature and the abstract realm of mediated reality. The mirror texture of the object acts as a transformative agent, seamlessly blending it into the surrounding forest environment. As the mirror reflects the natural forms around it, it simultaneously refracts them, creating a visual distortion that blurs the distinction between the physical and the virtual.
This interplay between the natural landscape and the mediated representation encapsulates the essence of Jean Baudrillard's concept of the simulacrum. In Baudrillard's framework, the simulacrum refers to the hyperreal, where representations of reality become so pervasive and convincing that they overshadow the original reality itself. In the context of Reflektor, the mirrored surface not only reflects the natural environment but also transforms it into a hyperreal spectacle within the confines of the cube's media space.
Through Reflektor, viewers are invited to contemplate the shifting boundaries between the tangible and the digital, the real and the simulated. The installation challenges perceptions of reality and representation, prompting a reevaluation of our relationship with the increasingly mediated world around us. As spectators engage with the mirrored surface, they are confronted with a multiplicity of perspectives and realities, inviting introspection into the nature of perception and truth in an age of pervasive digital imagery.