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Box of Mirrors

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My Box of Mirrors is a performance structure I designed and built to accompany a song of mine called "Mirrors", which uses the infinite reflections of a box of mirrors as a metaphor for identity. The box has six one-way mirror panels that create infinite reflections visible from the outside. The panels fold down to let the person inside the box step out.

Performance​

Here's a short video clip of my performance at Bing Concert Hall (Stanford University):

Performance at Bing Concert Hall (2018)
(video from an audience member)

Pictures​

Look through this image gallery to get a better sense of the project:

From perfomance at Bing Concert Hall
About to perform "Mirrors" from inside the box
During construction outside the Stanford PRL (Product Realization Lab)
Believe it or not, I stored all of this wood in my dorm room! Forever grateful to my roommate
Small scale model of mirror reflections
A hexagonal box of one way mirror film attached to clear acrylic sheets
View of the base from above
The entire structure is extremely modular, consisting of (many copies of) just a few distinct parts
Almost fully constructed box, outside Haus Mitt dorm at Stanford
This was the first time I'd stood inside!

Drawings of the Box​

Here are my drawings of the box, pre-construction:

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Drawings for construction of the Box of Mirrors

My Song "Mirrors"​

Audio​

Here's a rough demo recording of "Mirrors":

"Mirrors (feat. Liam Hale)"
(rough guitar demo)

Lyrics​

Here are the lyrics:

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Click here to view PDF on mobile.
Lyrics