Koons said that the gazing ball “represents the vastness of the universe and at the same time the intimacy of right here, right now”. The viewer sees him- or herself reflected in the perfectly shiny surface as well as the famous image.“This experience is about you,” says Koons, “your desires, your interests, your participation, your relationship with this image.” The show, he added, is “not about being a copy, this is about this union, the concept of participating”