Jul 8
Did Mirrors Ruin the World?
Did Mirrors Ruin the World?
In “The Face,” Fay Bound-Alberti examines our relationship to our most public features.
"In terms of superficial fixations, however, the most profound development may have been the mainstream availability of mirrors. Before the 17th century, most people’s own faces were likely foreign to them. “What did it mean to an individual’s sense of self or self-consciousness,” Bound-Alberti asks, “that they saw their face infrequently if at all?”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/books/review/the-face-fay-bound-alberti.html
