Mirror of the rising sun by Jonatan Nilsson, 2023

“I’ve been working with laser cut acrylic for quite some time now. A bit more recently I started making swords. Samurai swords are my favourite to make, and a short sword like the one that has pierced the surface of the mirror is called Tantō
in Japanese. I've kind of stolen the aesthetics of the mirror from a book stand that I found at a store called China Li here in Stockholm. Since I paid for it I think it's fine though. Not really worried about the potential aspects of cultural appropriation in my work either. “

Photos by Erik Lefvander