Mirage

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Mirage is a site-specific, mirror-clad architectural installation by artist Doug Aitken that reflects and distorts its surrounding landscape.

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Mirage canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural installation
artwork
site-specific installation
artForm environmental installation
experiential architecture
artGenre installation art
land art
artMovement contemporary art
creator Doug Aitken NERFINISHED
creatorNationality American
feature camouflaged appearance in the landscape
changing appearance with light and weather
continuous visual interaction with surroundings
fully mirrored exterior surfaces
walk-in, habitable scale structure
hasQuality immersive
mirror-clad
perceptually destabilizing
reflective
site-specific
intendedEffect to alter viewers’ spatial perception
to blur boundaries between object and environment
to create an illusion of disappearing architecture
mainSubject architecture and environment
landscape reflection
perception of space
materialUsed glass
mirrored panels
purpose to reflect and distort its surrounding landscape
usesTechnique optical reflection
site-responsive design

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Doug Aitken notableWork Mirage