Germaine's Mirror

Wrought iron mirror gilded with gold leaf. This sculptural mirror plays on brilliance and asymmetry. Made of wrought iron, it is surrounded by a set of radiant gold-leaf gilded pavers, hammered by hand to create a vibrant texture. These irregular elements, similar to the shards of an abstract sun, compose a luminous crown around a central mirror with free and organic contours. The work blends the rigour of metal with the warmth of gold, in a contemporary aesthetic that evokes as much the suns of twentieth-century decorative art as the more brutal and geometric forms of modern abstraction. Each golden plate catches the light differently, giving the mirror a moving, almost architectural relief. A decorative piece as much as a wall sculpture, this mirror is part of Germaine's poetic and sunny universe, where artistic craftsmanship meets a contemporary sensibility.