Lens Flare

Untitled (Lens Flare, Large Mirror), 2007, mirror, frame, lights, 26 x 32 x 2 inches / 66 x 81 x 5 cm<

Untitled (Lens Flare, Large Mirror), 2007, mirror, frame, lights, 26 x 32 x 2 inches / 66 x 81 x 5 cm

The sparkle is a result of sandblasting silvering and hiding a within the wall.


A knowingly-futile attempt to make material that which is immaterial—light. An instrument for making people smile.

Lens flares are sparkles refracted in lenses—a special effects cliché that signifies the possibility of magic or transcendence. Its occurrence suggests everyday banality enhanced.

Captions: Christine Wong Yap, Untitled (Lens Flare, Large Mirror), 2007, mirror, frame, lights, 26 x 32 x 2 inches / 66 x 81 x 5 cm // Untitled (Lens Flare, Small Mirror), 2007, etched mirror, colored pencil, frame, 13 x 16 x 2 inches / 33 x 41 x 5 cm // Untitled (Lens Flare, Tiny Mirror) (Miniature Multiple), 2007, mirrored paper, printed paper, vellum, laser-printed brochure, plastic bag and laser-printed hangtag, 3.5 x 5 inches / 9 x 13 cm, edition of 170