The Impermeable Mask
“To create one’s own world takes courage”
Like many of my other ideas, projects, realizations, etc., the visual representation of my current personal and creative life came to me in a dream. There I stood in front of a group of people fighting to break out of this impermeable shell - my public self - which with age and the loss of my senses have become hardened and stronger in the last few years. After I woke up, I was able to put everything into perspective and visualize the path to follow to avoid loosing myself completely and becoming the mask.
I also recognized this struggle as a constant motivator in my creative work. In the summer of 2021, I experimented with the permeability of masks in a solo virtual theater show: “Becoming a Rose” and began exploring the concept of total deconstruction of the mask in a segment of the show entitled “Secret-Sacred Photo Sessions”. The intimate quality of the new virtual theater language encouraged me to pierce open the mask and establish a direct connection between my inner self and each individual watching the show. “Becoming a Rose” also gave me the opportunity to grow as a visual artist - not in the traditional sense but - as an artist who communicates with images. “Becoming a Rose” also marked the beginning of “Transcending The Impermeable Mask” - a journey of self-exploration journaled with photographs and videos - and because it was an intimate solo show, I had to put in practice my “bring-your-own-menu” approach - in other words - I had to peel off my own mask and could not hide behind another actor’s mask.
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