The convex mirror reminds me of the fisheye lense HYPE WILLIAMS used in the iconic videos he directed for Missy Elliott, Diffusion, Janet Jackson, Busta Rhymes etc As someone interested in animism, neo-materialism, object oriented ontology, it is fascinating to objects make their way through time and through space: From a 1434 painting, to 1848 paintings and living rooms, to 1990's music videos. This is central to my reflections on capitalism, desire, identity and consumerism.
Not to mention Van Eyck and other dutch masters like Vermeer actually used the convex mirror and other devices such as the camera obscura to actually project the image and paint it to make it looks so perfect.
There’s no evidence of Van Eyck using a camera obscura? People have found visible pin holes in his paintings suggesting that he used orthogonals and linear perspective to achieve perfect proportions
This video is an introduction an exhibition , so it is short, to entice you to go to said exhibition, if you want longer videos, watch longer videos, your comment is supremely stupid
