Advertising mirrors and stickers are often seen in old apartment buildings in Taiwan, commonly used to promote detective agencies and services such as locksmiths and moving companies.

Passersby often take selfies in the mirror, and the audience is invited to do the same. By reimagining the mirror as an agency that addresses “identity issues,” the work transforms its reflective surface into a site of questioning, inviting viewers to consider their own position in relation to Taiwan.

Here, recontextualisation operates through a bilingual setting. The mirror creates a threshold that draws viewers into Taiwanese living spaces, while the flyers and stickers offer additional perspectives on the tension between identifying as the Republic of China and identifying as Taiwanese.

So…what is a Taiwanese?