The CHILD In The MIRROR
When we think of childhood, certain characteristic traits come to mind: a free spirit, sincerity, honesty, the ability to always find joy, the openness to receive and show love, and the courage to act naturally. Yet, as time passes, people begin to lose these qualities—perhaps because honesty once brought them pain, or because the weight of social pressure silenced their spontaneity.
The CHILD In The MIRROR
When we think of childhood, certain characteristic traits come to mind: a free spirit, sincerity, honesty, the ability to always find joy, the openness to receive and show love, and the courage to act naturally. Yet, as time passes, people begin to lose these qualities—perhaps because honesty once brought them pain, or because the weight of social pressure silenced their spontaneity.
No matter how powerful, successful, or wealthy a person may become, at the end of the day, when returning home and facing themselves in the mirror, they inevitably encounter their inner child. Around the ages of 6 or 7, the subconscious recalls these defining traits, and one’s conscience is questioned—because this confrontation is essential to being human.
In this work, even though the figure in the mirror is the adult self, the one holding up the mirror is the child—symbolizing the 6–7-year-old within who compels us to face ourselves