Broken Mirrors; Omen or Art?

One of the fascinating sights located here in Kuwait is the House of Mirrors.  This is a place for the art enthusiast with it's paintings, sculptures and light shows all enclosed in a house covered with pieces of broken mirrors.  Most would call this bad luck but to the many visitors and artists this house is covered not in broken mirrors but in mosaics made from mirror pieces.  It is truly a sight to behold especially at night when spotlights scattered around the house reflect the beautiful artistic works of Lidia Al Qattan.  Lidia began her work in 1972 while her husband; native born Kuwaiti Khalifa Al Qattan, was traveling abroad.  When he returned he was so impressed with her work that he encouraged her to keep going.  A small mirror decorated cabinet turned into what stands today as one of the most admired personal artistic landmarks in Kuwait today.  Lidia is a native of Italy but remained in Kuwait after the death of her husband.  She is a painter, sculptor, jeweler and writer. Each room has a theme and was easily seen as I toured through the rooms and hallways.  Every corner of the house is covered in these mosaics.  The rooms are filled with Lidia's paintings, sculptures and light show art pieces.  What was suppose to be an hour and a half tour turned in to a little over 2 hours as she told us her story and even generously fed us cake, ginger and cinnamon tea, sesame cookies etc. She even was gracious enough to take pictures with her guests.  The tour cost is 2KD and if you like art then it is well worth it.

Bathroom video