La Grande Marlène, mirror, Nivea Creme, 100 x 200 cm, 2006 (installation: group show curated by Christoph Weber at Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris)

The discription on the back of the mirror reads as follows:

• La Grande Marlène is a unique piece by Marlene Haring consisting of this mirror with the reflective side coated with a layer of Nivea Creme fully obscuring the whole surface.
• The owner of the work may remove the layer of Nivea for storage and transportation.
• Without the layer of Nivea this mirror is not La Grande Marlène.
• The owner of the work may reapply the layer of Nivea after installation and refresh it periodically.

Additional instructions from Marlene Haring:

• A layer of Nivea Creme between 2 and 5 mm thick shall be applied with a large plasterer's trowel.
• La Grande Marlène shall lean against a wall with the shorter side resting on the floor, thus reaching a vertical height of almost 2 m.