083 Deadline Mirror

083 Deadline are hybrid objects by Ron Gilad for Cassina. The frames in solid wood, come in three sizes (50x70 cm / 19.7”x27.5”, 40x170 cm / 15.7”x66.9” and 100x100 cm / 39.4”x39.4”) and in two finishes, natural ashwood and black-stained ashwood, in standard combinations.In the creation of 083 Deadline, Ron Gilad asks unceasing questions and fabricates answers that create an arena for fertile doubt. Mirrors like works of art. Each of the elements in this series is, in fact, inscribed in a frame and each one extends into different surfaces and shapes: rectangular, square and oblong. But they all feature a trick that defines and betrays the mirror function, at the same time. Each picture in this idiosyncratic collection of possible images with their ingenious, mysterious names, is actually made up of two films, one lacquered and one reflective: cutting, templates, openings, grilles and shading, layering and implied cutouts create imperceptible slits on the surface, tiny windows looking into the deep mystery of having to reflect the world.