didier faustino: doppelgänger

franco-portuguese conceptualist didier faustino has created the new work ‘doppelgänger’ for designer’s days 2011 in paris. designed for two people, this white mask fuses conjoined parts to create a sort of prosthesis for a mirror kiss. the object pivots the heads of those who put it on, seeming to maintain a hygienist’s distance and yet revealing a link:  mouths meet through a hole in the middle, enabling users to make contact with their alter egos.

all images courtesy of didier faustino and galerie michel rein

‘doppelgänger’ is featured in the windows of the lafayette maison in paris until june 20, 2011.