MirrorMirror

Artist Deirdre Feeney’s enduring fascination with 16th century ‘natural magic’ and wonder, with making the invisible visible and with exposing the mechanics and materiality involved in image production, led to her working with optical physicist Dr Geoff Campbell at the ANU Research School of Physics. Using the School’s industry-leading facilities and equipment and applying the optical qualities of glass to explore the materiality of image-making, Deirdre and Geoff tested the optical limits of mirrors and lenses to create projections capable of invoking a sense of wonder in contemporary viewers.