MIRROR BOXES
Jim Melchert’s original “Mirror Box” was initially made for an exhibition in 1970 at the Richmond Art Center. The interior walls of a small wooden box were lined with a mirror, and the bottom of the box contained a glazed handmade ceramic tile. When viewing the interior, one saw a colorful illusion of infinite space. In 2019, Melchert asked woodworking craftsman Bob Schmitz to build new wood boxes reviving the project he’d started many years before.
Mirror Box 3, 2020, broken and glazed porcelain tile with mirror, glass, wooden box, and lid, 6.5" x 8" x 8"
Mirror Box 3 detail
Mirror Box 3, 2020, broken and glazed porcelain tile with mirror, glass, wooden box, and lid, 6.5" x 8" x 8"
Mirror Box 2, 2020, broken and glazed porcelain tile with mirror, glass, wooden box, and lid, 6.5" x 8" x 8"
Mirror Box 4, 2020, broken and glazed porcelain tile with mirror, glass, wooden box, and lid, 6.5" x 8" x 8"
Mirror Box 4 detail
Mirror Box 5, 2020, broken and glazed porcelain tile with mirror, glass, wooden box, and lid, 6.5" x 8" x 8"
Mirror Box 5 detail
Mirror Box 1, 2020, broken and glazed porcelain tile with mirror, glass, wooden box, and lid, 6.5" x 8" x 8"
Mirror Box exterior