The tale of Narcissus is evoked frequently in this world of social media. His obsession with self-image and appearance serves as a metaphor for our modern-day fascination with our digital reflections and the virtual world.
‘Narcissus Falls’ inverts the physicality and perspective of the original story. Instead of a passive, placid pool, the water is suspended overhead with an arching, upside-down waterfall of mirrored material — simultaneously reflecting and threatening to engulf the viewers below. In conjunction with the visual enormity of the mirror, a pool of petite paperwhite narcissus spills across the floor and envelops the space with their sweet, intoxicating fragrance.
The two elements simultaneously complement and compete. The looming mirror above vies for attention and catches the gaze through flashes and glimmers of light and movement. However, it remains distant and elevated, the reflections untouchable. The narcissus below provides an immediate, tactile and wholly sensory joy, a burst of life and vitality within arm’s reach but still a manufactured facsimile of spring. Which will prove to have the stronger appeal — the reflected inversion of reality or a maquette of nature?
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Land Art Design Landscape Architects Inc., Audric Montuno, Joaquin SevillanoAcknowledgements
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