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Mirror as Method

Wanlin Li

Technologist of Seeing and the Construction of the Self

A mirror is a magical device that invites self-gazing. It not only reflects our appearance but actively shapes our experience of selfhood.

Through a series of art practices, this project explores the historical narratives of the mirror in self-construction and positions mirror as a contemporary parable for technologies of self-perception, in the context of social media and generative AI. It outlines how digital life continuously reorganizes our ways of seeing, narrating, and constructing the self.

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The Creative School,

Toronto Metropolitan University.

80 Gould Street Toronto, ON M5B 2M7

(c) The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2025.

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