Jip's Contributions to the Mirror Project

Note: the mirror project is a now-historic collection of self-reflection pictures taken by a community of amateur photographers.

Jip

Vienna, Austria

Black, Orange, and Red

This picture has been taken in an Italian bar in Vienna, next to the Belvedere. I was sitting there taking a drink waiting for a sexy little girl to come and join ;-)

11 2005

Jip

Vienna, Austria

Vertical Vertigo

The picture has been taken in the Vienna Renaissance Hotel elevator. The reflection occurs in the elevator roof mirror. I am taking the picture from the elevator floor. When looking at this picture, I feel some kind of Vertical Vertigo. Where is my real self !?!

11 2005

Jip

Vienna, Austria

Elevator Kaleidoscope

The picture has been taken in the elevator of the Vienna Renaissance Hotel. I was there for presenting a research paper at the IAWTIC'05 conference on Internet Marketing.

11 2005

Jip

Home, Living-room, cupboard losange mirror

Daredevil is now taken

After my breakfast, I dressed up and was ready to go to work. Daredevil, my blue persian kitten, decided to do something to deserve his name again, and jumped into the air onto my shoulder. Good fortune for the mirror project: my camera was in my pocket. Snap Daredevil: you're taken ! As the policeman says in the movie : "there is no proof or evidence that Daredevil ever exists". Sorry DD, now there is one ;-)

03 2005

Jip

Hospital Room

I'm on TV !

My dream came true: being on TV! I bless the reflection of this black screen for realizing my wish ... :)

05 2005

Jip

Hospital Room

Shocker is back

In the mirror of my hospital room where I am spending the night to have my sleep monitored, I appear wrapped into curious artifacts that make me look like the movie character Shocker. My head is wrapped into a white net to keep electrodes in place. White sticking captors cover my head, and my chest. A red plastic moustache records my snoring. A transparent tube assists my breath. Plastic belts measure my chest breathing movements. Finally, a huge set of electric wires connect everything to a central recording device. Zap! I Shocker do run away through the power socket ;-)

05 2005

Jip

Hospital Room

100% pure natural proboscis

It is amazing how many reflection areas can be found in a hospital room ... and how funny some can be! This one is located on a bedside table. On this picture, it looks like the steel handle is part of my nose, or is somehow connected to it, but in spite of the fact that I spent some time in the hospital, I swear that my nose is totally free of any artificial implant ;o)

05 2005

Jip

Brussels appartment

Clear face in losange

This picture is taken in the losange-shaped mirror of a living-room cupboard door. Nothing really special happens to my face, and this is actually my point in submitting this picture: after getting a persian cat, a black TV, and a steel handle through my face, I want to show myself clear to the public. So no, I'm not an alien !! Disappointed ? :-)

07 2005

Jip

Brussels

The eternal mirror door again.

Everytime I have to go out, my eyes cross this image in the mirror door. Might I like it one day, or should I ask forever the world to love it ? Mmmmh, "autosatisfecit" the Romans used to say. I'm gonna learn ...

11 2005

Jip

My bedroom

Under a blood red sky

I try to get in But i can't find the door The door is open ... (U2, Gloria)

Sometimes happiness is just looking to what nature offers to our eyes.

11 2005

Jip

Schoenbrunn castle, Vienna, Austria

Enamel ghost

When visiting the Schoenbrunn castle, I missed the oh-so-exclusive reflection picture from the famous concert room -- the one in which Mozart gave his firt concert in front of the Hasburg emperor. Amazed by the pretigious place I was stading in, I just did not think about the mirror project in time. Horror, I could not even turn back. I was feeling sooo disappointed. Fortunately, these enamel plates allowed me to shoot a nice reflection picture of myself. Souvenir from inside the castle. Mmmm, I look like a ghost ... boo !!

11 2005

Jip

Vienna's Schoenbrunn castle, Austria

Flowers in the toilet

The picture speaks for itself ;-)

11 2005

Jip

Bruxelles

In the tumble dryer :-)

Drying long hair is much more easier in a tumble dryer. You should try! To give you a glimpse of how it feels to be in there, I took the experience with the "7,very-dry" program. Look at the result on the left. It looks really amazing, doesn't it ? I can't tell you how it feels; damn, it is oh so great ! I feel a bit stretched though ... ;-)

01 2006

Jip

Bruxelles, Léonidas Grand'Place

Christmas candies

01 2006

Jip

Bruxelles, Léonidas Grand'Place

Belgian chocolate teddies

They are SO cute !!!

01 2006

Jip

Bruxelles, Léonidas Grand'Place

Marzipan fruits

Delicious ! These marzipan fruits make me hungry. Flavoured marzipan ... think about how sweet and tasty that must be ... !! :9

01 2006

Jip

Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium

Leonidas is back !

This picture is taken at the entrance of the Leonidas shop. Leonidas is a Belgian brand of Belgian chocolate. The brand name is taken from the famous Greek hero Leonidas, who led the Greek army to many victories in the first millenium. I do feel a bit like hero Leonidas now :-)

01 2006