Narcissus

Design Academy Eindhoven
2024
Glass blowing by Marc Barreda 
Chemical hand mirroring by Mathilde Maton 
Contemporary take on the tale of Narcissus
  blown glass, chemical mirroring




                Collaborative performance for De Parade theatre festival, Eindhoven








First stage of this project was an introduction of the glass blowing craft. I was abble to start experiencing the material and the possibilities it offers.






Together with Marc Barreda, we worked on shapes that would tell the story of this project.

Meanwhile, developed my mirroring solution, which is a mix of silver nitrate,  ammoniac, dextrose and caustic soda. 

The shape of these vessels come from a memory I have eating with my grandmother. She had old silver cutlery and plates, and I remember spending the whole dinner trying to look at my reflection in these weird shapes. 

This project aims to recreate this feeling I had. 


                                     
     
                                                                           

    First mirror sampleProcess of making the hallow glass pieces







Final mirrored pieces  





 


Collaborative performance with my vessel collection and pieces by Gijs Motzelt, presented at De Parade 2024 in Eindhoven.
Costume design by Alfonso Mery




























Contact

Email: mathildematon@student.designacademy.nl
Instagram:  mathilde_maton