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One of the most ancient parables depicting the experience of self was the legend of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own image reflected in a perfect pool of water. Narcissus ultimately destroyed himself in the unresolved predicament of

This sensation of absorption and the loss of one’s presence also finds its roots in the fear of souls being captured in mirrors. The Etruscan word for soul, hinthial, literally means, "image reflected in a mirror." [prototype installation] (source:

In contemporary times we may ask: is the search for self-knowledge extended and amplified through the medium of digital media? Or, do we find ourselves in a crisis - like that of Narcissus’ confusion or the loss of the soul - in which we can no

Jeffrey Shaw. Agnes Hegedues and Bernd Lintermann, 1996

Jeffrey Shaw, Bernd Lintermann. 2004

... & Christa SOMMERER developed for The View Contemporary Art Space Swizerland The installation "Escape" deals with the issue of...

... Pepsi Pavilion, which was created by E.A.T. (Experiments in Art & Technology) for Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan. In the Pepsi Pavilion,...

Mirrors: the Real and the Virtual, an information display about the project on view at the NASA-Goddard Research Center in Greenbelt, MD, where the project was developed in collaboration with optics engineer Joseph Howard between 2003 - 2005.

... sounds, which echo the unpredictable fluctuations of the earth's movement. (source:...

... interactive performance entitled Biorhythm (1983). Participants, to test their own evaluation of their biorhythm condition...