Reflection is series of five videos comprising portraits of people with facial disfigurement. The sitters’ faces were filmed reflected in a pool of water. The work aims to explore narcissism and identity. Although narcissism usually has a negative connotation, psychologists have argued that healthy narcissism or self-love can be a necessary element for the development of identity. In this context, it questions if a certain amount of healthy narcissism is essential to living with disfigurement?
