…create a mirror that is a window into another world of sagas and fairy tales.
When I look in the mirror I see you is no ordinary mirror. This magic mirror not only shows yourself, but mixes these images with images of nature and images of legends from the surrounding area. In its current form, the mirror tells the story of the Witte Wieven, Olde Minneke and the Wandering Lights.
“This Magic Mirror is a window to another world – the world of sagas and fairy tales. It shows us what escapes our eyes in everyday life and reminds us of the magic of nature.”
It works with artificial intelligence that generates live images. A camera records your movements and sends the information to the AI, which creates new combinations from them. The installation tracks and reflects movements, creating an interactive game between mirror and visitor. Both children and adults (parents) can discover stories through play. Because of our way of working with live AI generation, it is possible to add more or different stories to the installation.
“This installation tells timeless stories using new technology, allowing people to reconnect with their environment in a contemporary way.”
About Sophie
Sophie Allerding (she/they) is an interdisciplinary artist focused on storytelling and how it
shapes the world around us. Rooted in worldbuilding and speculative fiction, Sophie’s work
spans visual art and social practice utilising diverse media such as role-play, lens-based media,
and sound to explore the complexities of our shared world. Through alternative realities and
collaborative storytelling, Sophie challenges the dominant narratives around anthropocentrism,
gender inequality, and the hegemony of Western knowledge systems, offering a platform to
re-imagine and reshape them.
About Noémi
Noémi Biró (she/her) is a multimedia artist with a background in graphic design. She is a 2019 graduate of the Willem de Kooning Academy. Her practice consists of experiments with the creation of immersive and interactive digital landscapes, interactive installations and theatrical components. She is interested in engagement with the digital world reconnecting with the natural and questions around interconnectedness, agency and collective belonging.
About Pleun
Pleun Gremmen (they/them) is an artist with an interdisciplinary practice, who works at unravelling how the intertwined realms of the virtual and physical converge to shape and reflect the cultural and political fabric of our world. Pleun engages in storytelling through world-building in multimedia installations using 3D environments and digital landscapes in game engines and video, performance and (graphic) design. They hold an MA of the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam (Experimental Publishing), and a BA ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem (Bachelor Graphic Design).
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