Narcissus' Well

Randall Packer

Narcissus' Well , ongoing
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"Narcissus' Well" is an interactive multimedia installation that investigates how we are absorbed in the ephemeral, the intangible, the invisible, and the faraway - the quest for self-knowledge mediated through technology. The installation employs a configuration of concave spherical mirrors and real-time digital imaging, in which the spectator interacts with what is described optically as a "real image," a rendering of his or her own mirror image extruded three-dimensionally into the physical space. Interaction with one`s mirror image in the installation, like that of Narcissus` futile attempt to embrace himself in the agitated waters of the reflecting pool, leads to a spectacular audio-visual dematerialization of the viewer experience: a dissolution and immersion in water.
(source: http://www.zakros.com/projects/narcissus/index.html)
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