Masked Intentions: group show
21 Artists reinvent 21 Masks for the 21st Century.
He Made She Made has invited 21 artists and designers alike to create and display a bespoke mask as part of their Masked Intentions exhibition and publication release.
No conceptual or material boundaries to the masks have been adhered to other than that they must be wearable and fit a human sized head. The finished masks take on various forms, presenting unique stories of their genuine/fictional significance to the world and their creators.
Masks were then photographed by Sydney photographer Tomasz Machnik and published in a limited edition catalogue.
Oceanid:
The mask is a ritual mask worn by a shamanic figure from an undisclosed culture at an indeterminate moment in history. When worn, the mask gives the shaman insight into the sub-layer of consciousness existing beneath the fabric of our daily existence. Legend has it, the mask was discovered deep below the sea in a spongy bed of coral, nested inside a giant scallop shell. The mask is said to have been created by spirits of the ocean and is imbued with the ancient power of the deep.