Mirror Labyrinth NY

*Mirror Labyrinth NY* is comprised of 75 equidistant reflective posts of varying heights. The mirror-polished stainless steel panels are placed in three radiating arcs that form a labyrinth, mirroring and distorting the surrounding environment. Visitors are encouraged to walk the pathways formed by the negative space of *Mirror Labyrinth NY*, with each step further altering their already shifted perception of the installation site. The mirrored posts appear to recede into the landscape at times and boldly contrast with it at others. Alternately obscuring and revealing its environment, the work provides a constantly changing experience. The multifaceted reflections produced by the mirrored surfaces put the viewer in an unfamiliar and disorienting setting, challenging their perception of space as they walk through the labyrinth. Each visitor appears and disappears in the reflected surfaces as they explore the work. According to Hein, who describes his interest in using mirrored surfaces in his artworks, “Mirrors alter and question our perception of our surroundings and ourselves ... Mirrors make us reflect on our own presence by addressing our physical and mental experience of an environment and our position within it. My mirror installations always refer to the presence of the visitor and the artwork in the space, asking the audience: Why are you here? What are you doing here? How do you observe artwork and space? How are you observed by artwork and space?”