(A) Exploratory Models
(B) Precedence
Pendant mask; regalia; carved from ivory - Image from the British Museum website
Zimbabwean contemporary metal mask - photography by Kholisile Dhliwayo (bought at Harare market)
Kwakwaka'wakw mask (west coast of Canada) - Image from the British museum
Nggwal mask from Papua New Guinea - Image from the Australian Museum
Gini-Sanniyaka mask used in Sri Lankan devil dances - Image from Australian Musuem
Volto carnival mask - Italian - Image from Museum of Cultural Masks
Ngada mask - Flores Island, Indonesia - Image from the Museum of the mask
Entrudo mask made for the - Portugal - Image from the Museum of the mask
(C) Description
Kholisile Dhliwayo
11/2021 - ongoing
mask
/mask/
noun
a covering for all or part of the face, worn as a disguise, or to amuse or terrify other people.
verb
conceal (something) from view.
shroud
/SHroud/
verb
past tense: shrouded; past participle: shrouded
cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.Masking is in this case an element of existing in society, we all mask in some way through most days. In this project 3D scans of the faces of 10 individual will be 3D printed and used as moulds for masks made of clay.
The internal face of the mask will be painted a mirror finish, because this is the side that has been formed from the 3D mould it will have the most accurate depiction of features, which due to the mirror finish will be distorted.
(D) 3D Model
(A) & (C) by Kholisile Dhliwayo
(D) 3D scan and modelling of the faces of Mazithulela, Etik, Naila & Samantha