46 x 38 inches | acid-cut polished stainless steel | 2010 | Solo Exhibition | Myopic Spring Tangle | Taylor De Cordoba | Los Angeles
My idea for Reflector Thicket was to create a Rorschach-like ink blot test — one that reflects back the environment it occupies. A piece of cut paper from this exhibition was scanned into the computer, then turned, copied, mirrored, and overlapped to create a perfectly symmetrical composition. The resulting graphic was output and applied to highly polished stainless steel sheet using a light-sensitive resist, then placed in acid for several days until the exposed areas completely melted through.
All the color you see on the work is a reflection from the adjacent space. Reflector Thicket was one of three components comprising the reflection-based exhibition Myopic Spring Tangle.