This work began when I moved into my student accommodation in September 2019. There is a full-length mirror across from my bed. If only I knew that something so simple would be so violating. I took one mirror selfie and before I knew it, I had a collection of mirror selfies. I was taken on a journey of the everchanging relationship I have with my body. This took the form of the selfies and poetry. These poems were recorded on a cassette recorder and played in the installation I created in my parents’ closet. I got five prints made and they took over the space at a large scale. I hope this space I have created is immersive and consuming—that it acts as a look into my mind and the evolution of this relationship between my mind and body. Mirrors follow us and I am not alone on this.
Laura_Maljaei_1 Interaction with self, reflection, installation, audio, prints and ehat those relationships entail
Laura_Maljaei_2 Cassette Player on Chair, Tape Synced Up
Laura_Maljaei_3 Prints Reflecting in Mirror Exploring Angles and Depth
Laura_Maljaei_4 View from angle of right side wall print, right side of chair, an angled view of the mirror, standing across from left wall prints, perpendicular with back wall prints
Laura_Maljaei_5 Prints Reflecting in Mirror Exploring Angles and Depth