Y01-009 - Warped by Design

by Carolina Bottacin August 24, 2025 0 comments conceptual distortion reflections

A reflection warped by design. Just another day at the mall.

You walk into a mall to consume. Not to think. Not to see yourself.
But then - in the polished curve of some metal fixture - there you are.
Distorted. Duplicated. Bent out of shape.
You didn’t come here for reflection. But sometimes, even the most artificial places hold up a mirror.
Shopping malls are designed to multiply things: products, choices, distractions.
They stretch your desires, echo your needs back to you until you forget what they were in the first place.
And sometimes, in between stores, you catch a warped glimpse of what this system is doing to you, too.
Not a crisis. Just… a moment.
It doesn’t even register as unusual.
It’s not a revelation.
It’s just another day at the mall.
Not profound.
Just ordinary.
And that might be the scariest part.

 

Location: Dubai Hills Mall, Dubai