Car Mirror by Gijs Bakker

Gijs Bakker
Car Mirror, 2001

What catches your eye first — the car or your own reflection? Gijs Bakker’s Car Mirror places a glossy automotive image directly onto mirrored acrylic, pulling the viewer into the picture. Designed in 2001, it turns a familiar wall mirror into a playful comment on desire, status, and the way a car can become an extension of its owner’s identity.

Produced in 2006 as a numbered edition of ten, the mirror combines silkscreen-printed acrylic with an aluminium backing and measures approximately 99 × 121 cm. By bringing product image and self-image together, Bakker invites us to admire the car while quietly asking what it says about us.