The mirror is a motif, as much as a material, that recurs in the work of Jeppe Hein. Not to mention, of course, the seven mirror speech bubbles, each with an appellative message, in the installation designed for this Carte Blanche. It is no coincidence that the mirror is also present in traditional rituals relating to spirituality, such as Buddhism, which the artist has studied extensively. The psyche evokes, in its precision and neutrality, the clairvoyance that can be achieved by practicing meditation, through distanced observation of one s thoughts and feelings. In Jeppe Hein s work, viewers are often confronted with their own image and its ambivalence. The mirror offers an interesting and important possibility of encounter: its surface reflects you and your surroundings, but also enables you to look yourself in the eye. Who are you? When you look into someone else s eyes, are you seeing their soul or your own reflected in their gaze? asks Jeppe Hein. Purity, clarity and simplicity are at the heart of his work, without excluding depth.