Masked Identity

Masked Identity

The introverted box, 2017

  With this mask, my intention was to show the true self of me, the part that not a 

lot of people see or the part that not a lot of people know about. But apart from it, 

it resembles the kind of people that have these same characteristics. Being a shy 

and introverted person is often a struggle for people like me, and it can take away a 

lot from our lives. It basically shields us from the rest of the world; it gave the world 

the perspective that we are flat-faced, not open and closed from everything. 

We tend to seclude ourself from the world, and not show our weaknesses. But behind 

the mask lies a more profound and more beautiful person.

The style and concept behind the mask are taken from the idea of being secluded 

from the world and not revealing who we are. It's like having a giant box over your

 head and covering up your true identity. But by covering our face, it doesn't mean 

that we don't want to look outside in the world. The cylinders on each side of the

mask, are the small peepholes, that we try to take a peek out. However, these holes

are covered not to let anyone look inside. 

The cylinder on the front side is there to represent a cup over a mouth. A container that is 

holding behind a person from speaking its true self, but the cup is placed by the person

that is trying to speak out. They don't want to say anything so that the attention from

the outside world turns to them. They want to be secluded.

What is not realized when we try to seclude ourselves from the world, is the fact that 

time does not stop when we do it. Time keeps on going on. Meanwhile, we are still 

stuck their hiding. Time is a thing that we don't have control over, the same as 

sometimes we don't have control over our shyness. 

I chose to leave  my mask entirely white blank, this does not make the mask that 
attractive and appealing to the eye. The intention behind that is solely based  on the 
matter of introverts not being seen and hiding behind their "mask." I wanted to make 
it as emotionless as possible. The last attractive it is true that Eye, The better it is. 
Meaning that they are still hidden within the whole realm of society. 

Mask images

In process image

Materials

- Tracing Paper

- Gel Medium

-Steel wires