“𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥". (C. Cortiello)

Mitch felt an immediate bond with this late 19th-century mirror, which began to crumble the moment it was touched. Under the guidance of architect and restoration expert Silvio Vianelli, the frame was consolidated and nourished with specific oils to halt the erosion of time.
However, in the final stages, the structure gave way once more at the four corners. This "tear" transformed the technical solution into the artwork itself: the belt wrapping the frame is no longer just an aesthetic choice, but its structural heart. Should it loosen, the mirror would lose its stability and shatter again. By artistic choice, any further breakage would not be restored, but accepted as a new metamorphosis.

To care is not merely a creative act; it is a revolutionary gesture. It means interrupting the flow of indifference with attention and love - for objects, for others, and for oneself. It is a fragile beauty that finds strength in the small supports necessary to hold us together.