13/10/2026
My "Mirror Labyrinth Kraus Residence" is a permanent installation on Jill and Peter Kraus’s property in New York’s Hudson Valley. Made up of three irregular concentric rings of mirrored metal, the work reflects and fragments the surrounding forest, blurring the boundaries between reality and reflection.
In the article "Art Farm: A Couple of New York City Collectors Have Found Their Calling: Cultivating a Plot of Land in the Hudson Valley", Alix Browne writes about the work and the complex process behind its creation:
"The Danish artist Jeppe Hein has two pieces on the property: Modified Social Bench C, 2006, a confounding circular seating arrangement with no point of entry, and Site Rotating Pavillion, 2008, a mirrored labyrinth he describes as the most comprehensive work of his career thus far. “It was a very complex production,” Hein says of the latter. “They had to build a huge foundation, excavate tons of earth, and a new road was needed for the big trucks. But when the piece was installed, everything disappeared; nature and forest looked untouched.” So much so that a flock of turkeys, thinking their turf had been invaded, attacked their reflections. “Someone had the great idea to spread fox urine around the installation, and the problem was solved,” Hein says. “No joke.”"
Mirror Labyrinth Kraus Residence, 2006–2008
Permanent installation
Kraus Residence, Hudson Valley, New York, USA
Metal frame, high-polished stainless steel (super mirror), aluminium, zinc-coated metal
2.40 × 15.50 × 13.70 m
📸 Photos: Jason Schmidt / Jason Schmidt
🎥 Video: Studio Jeppe Hein
Courtesy of the artist, Perrotin, Paris, 303 Gallery, New York, KÖNIG Galerie, Berlin, and Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen.