This oversized interpretation of a generic 1970s disco ball is constructed from more than 300 smashed vehicle wing mirrors collected from roads across the UK. I became captivated by their unexpected beauty—objects whose fractured surfaces were created through moments of violence and collision. Once torn from their original context, these broken mirrors transform into jewel-like fragments that catch and scatter light in striking, crystalline ways.

Mirror Ball functions as an archive of accidents, preserving the physical traces of countless impacts. What were once remnants of aggressive acts—shards born of speed, force, and disruption—are reimagined into something contemplative and luminous. The sculpture invites viewers to consider how destruction can give rise to unexpected elegance, and how moments of chaos can yield forms of surprising visual poetry.

The large spherical structure rotates slowly, animated by its own quiet rhythm. External spotlights illuminate the surface, projecting a constellation of shattered reflections across the surrounding architecture. These fractured patterns echo the disco-era tradition of swirling light, but here they carry a deeper resonance: the beauty of brokenness, the transformation of accident into art, and the shimmering interplay between trauma and transcendence.

In this way, Mirror Ball bridges nostalgia and contemporary commentary, turning the detritus of modern roadways into a glowing monument to both fragility and resilience.