DURATION Mai 2026
CONTEXT Self-initiated, upcycling project
CREDITS rik´rak (workshop & tools)
The concept was deliberate in its contrasts. The mirror's polished surface and quiet elegance called for a counterpart in character — not a machined base or a neutral stand, but something raw and rooted. A piece of Danube limestone, sourced from a local stonemason in the region, became that foundation. It carries the geological memory of the river it came from, and that specificity matters.
The stone was worked by hand — cut with an angle grinder, chiseled to receive a custom-fabricated metal bracket — shaping it just enough to hold the mirror without losing its nature. The roughness is intentional. The asymmetry is kept. Mounted above, the mirror rotates freely on its axis and can be used from both sides.
For the final documentation, the object was brought back to the Danube — the place the stone came from. It felt like the right ending for something that was never supposed to exist in the first place.