Maria Grazia Chiuri Instagram – Suzanne Santoro’s series Black Mirrors stems from her interest in ancient art and archaeological treasures – being particularly influenced by Etruscan and Roman-era painting and sculpture – as well as her experience of self-awareness practiced in the Rivolta Femminile group. An initial inspiration for these works also came from the mirrors in the Doria Pamphilji Gallery and the Palazzo Colonna in Rome, which displayed characteristically darkened surfaces, weathered over time. The photographs in her series are therefore portraits of statues and artefacts, characterised by a melancholic haze and mysterious darkness which result from her intervention in the photographic process. These have been glued onto wooden panels and covered with polished transparent polyester resin, giving the photographs a finish which exempts them from the use of glass or frames, thus transcending the stereotypes and standards of the art world. Slide 1: Suzanne Santoro with a Black Mirrors Series. Courtesy Suzanne Santoro Slide 2: Hermaphrodite, 1976, photography on wood, polished polyester resin, 2 elements, 40X30 cm each. Courtesy Suzanne Santoro.