MacGuffin #16 | The Mirror

Inside: 

Across three chapters - Self, Shadow, and Space, the new MacGuffin reflects upon the mirror.

Inside you'll find the corroded and tarnished mirrors of antiquity, the use of the mirror in cinema, the revelations of the mirror self-recognition test (MSR), the meaning behind mirrors embroidered onto textiles, mirror writing and Islamic calligraphy, the reflective surface's part in radical performance art, and even a history of the silver layer that hides behind the polished surface of every mirror.

Elsewhere - a guide to basic bookbinding, the Palestinian hand embroidery that has transformed into a global symbol of identity and resistance, a salute to the hardworking seam, the radical power of quilting and the evolution of darning.

Expect:
MacGuffin is a magazine about the life of things. Often seen as humble and prosaic, these objects spring to life under the lens, revealing strange, wonderful and fascinating stories that spin off at tangents. Beautifully assembled, with varied paper stocks, great photography, handsome illustration, and some very readable copy, this magazine raises the ordinary to the sublime.

Size: 275 x 210mm

Pages: 224