Alba Zari, Fear of Mirrors

Fear of Mirrors

Alba Zari

Publisher
Yogurt Editions / XYZ Books
Year
2025
ISBN
979-1298521124
Specifications
Soft Cover
23 x 17 cm
208 pages
Curator: Francesco Rombaldi
Graphic Design: Joana Durães
Printed by Grafiche Veneziane, Venezia
Co-funded by the European Union
Developed within the Intergalactica project
Premio Bibbiena 2025, Finalist
Les Rencontres des Arles 2025 Author Book Award, Shortlist

Fear of Mirrors is an investigation into self-representation in the digital age. From the mirror to the screen, the project explores how the digital revolution has transformed the way we communicate with ourselves, placing the female image at the center and examining the social conditioning that shapes it. Through a blend of photography, research, and experimentation, Zari analyzes the patriarchal dynamics that influence self-representation, questioning whether new technologies have truly liberated female identity or merely redefined old constraints in new forms. The artist plays with the media, experiments on herself, and exposes the mechanisms of the web, confronting platforms and algorithms that perpetuate homogenizing aesthetic standards. In Fear of Mirrors, Zari does not aim to provide solutions or answers but instead invites the viewer into an open reflection on contemporary society, where one question lingers in the digital void from which the project emerges: has the mirror finally shattered, or are we still prisoners of its reflection?

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