A Spiegeltent is a large tent, invented in Belgium in the late nineteenth century, to travel to places where there were no dance halls.  They are part canvas, part wood but with mirrors all round and lights in the top part of the tent. 

I have experienced two of these – one for a Shakespearean play and the other for afternoon tea.  I was entranced by the play of colour and light reflected by the mirrors and bevelled glass.  Fabric swathes the roof of the tent and coloured stage lights illuminate the interior. 

My response to these experiences can be seen in the disperse dye prints here.

The prints have very bright colour combinations, inspired by the coloured glass and broken mirrored images in a Speigeltent. I made reference photos by shooting images through the bevelled glass mirrors.  The prints reflect the colours of new technology – the colours on a computer screen or in neon light.