Seated Figure with Mirror Partition - 1983

Transition between early mirror works and later compression works

A pivotal transitional piece in which the mirror no longer reflects but interrupts. A vertical partition divides the seated figure into competing truths: one side visible, the other obstructed.

The mirror does not simply return an image — it fractures it, interrupting the viewer’s expectations of continuity.

Seated Man, Mirror and Chairs - 1983

The layered, folded torso introduces a new psychological dimension - a body in flux — compressed, repeated, or remembered. This distortion anticipates the spatial‑compression in drawings of the 1980s, where the figure, cloth and flowers become a site of temporal and emotional layering.

Studio elements — the taped “ART SHOP” note, the leather chair — anchor the scene in lived space, blurring the line between observation and introspection. This work forms the hinge between the early mirror‑identity experiments and the later psychological compression works.