As a photography student, Ruben Lundgren travelled to China in 2005, where he settled for the next twenty years. Flowers in the Mirror draws on his life and observations in China. His enduring fascination with photography and the tension between image and reality form the starting point of his work. Over time, this interest has evolved into an existential inquiry, in which Lundgren explores his queer identity, his position as both an outsider and insider in China, and his long-standing fascination with facades.