在影像與自我之間，我們習慣相信「看見的就是真實」，但鏡子其實從不誠實。《鏡中之我》以鏡像作為隱喻，探討個體在他人凝視與社會標準下逐漸被形塑的自我認知。在當代影像充斥的環境中，觀看不再單向，而是一種持續的互相審視。作品透過扭曲、重疊與碎裂的視覺語言，呈現內在自我與外在形象之間的拉扯與偏移，讓觀者在觀看的同時，也被迫重新審視自身的「被觀看」。
鏡中的形象看似清晰，卻可能只是經過篩選與修飾後的投射；而真實的自我，往往隱藏在不被注意的縫隙之中。當影像被不斷優化與重構，我們對「真實」的理解也逐漸變得模糊，甚至產生依附於外在評價的傾向。我們試圖提出一個問題：當自我逐漸依附於他人的目光而存在時，究竟哪一個才是「真正的我」？
作品不提供明確答案，而是透過視覺的不穩定性，營造一種介於真實與虛構之間的狀態，邀請觀者在不確定之中產生懷疑，並重新思考自我與外界之間的界線，以及「被看見」與「自我認同」之間微妙而持續變動的關係。
Mirror Self explores how appearance anxiety is amplified and internalized within contemporary visual culture. Under the influence of social media and filter technologies, individuals increasingly rely on edited and standardized images as a basis for self-perception. The mirror no longer simply reflects reality; it becomes a tool for evaluation and judgment.
Through distortion, reconstruction, and hyper-refined visuals, the work highlights the gap between the ideal image and the authentic self. As a “better-looking version” of oneself becomes easily attainable, the real appearance begins to feel inadequate or even unreal, intensifying a continuous cycle of anxiety.
While confronting the mirrored image, viewers are also prompted to question their own participation in this system of comparison and gaze. The work ultimately asks: when identity is shaped by external validation and digital alteration, is the figure in the mirror an ideal self—or merely a drifting illusion?
