Within an open space I structured a “hiding space”, which used a large two-way-mirror as the whole wall of one side – during the day, when the exterior is brighter than interior, the people inside can have a private space, where they can also observe the others outside. It forms a kind of sensorial and psychological relationship between observer (inside) and be observed (outside). When it is dark outside, the unequal relationship has an obvious reversal due to the lighting LED inside.

Since the interior of the space is a black corner (right triangle), when the external public space becomes dark, because of the internal light and the mirror reflection, the person inside seems himself as to be in a private “black square box”.

The light changes with a recording set, forming a small theater without pictures, and insider become the actor in the theater. At the same time, the light presents this “private” scene to the eyes of people in the external space. “Privacy” is just in the eyes of the person concerned, not reality. The relationship between the observer and the observed changes at any time, and the “privacy” is no longer fixed on one side.

People have a condition to observe and watch others actively, and always ready to become a subject of observation and watching. The “openness” of the space is concentrated and amplificated. The tension between individuals and self-discipline are both changed. What kind of role do people play in this situation? Where is the boundary between the public and private? I hope to bring people into thinking about the relationship between themselves and the context/surrounds  through the experience.