Didi Zhou
BFA in Fine Art — Fine ArtAt Last, I See Me
At Last, I See Me is a site-specific installation anchored by a 120 × 60 in mirrored panel composed of 12 × 12-inch tiles. Surrounding this central surface is a large network of tightly stretched lines extending across the entire gallery. Most lines are transparent, barely visible unless the viewer moves into certain angles of light, while a few carry fading black tones that register as faint obstructions. The lines operate as a suspended field, something between guidance and interference, quietly shaping how
viewers approach the mirror and how their reflection materializes or dissolves.The installation examines the moment when one’s perception of self shifts: not through erasure, but through emergence. The mirror retains the accumulated marks, smudges, and traces of the past, yet the surrounding spatial web alters how those histories appear. What once felt like a barrier becomes permeable. Standing before the mirror, viewers encounter themselves through layers of distance, memory, and clarity that move with them rather than dictate them.