The human body has been utilized in these works as a mode of exploring science fiction and
personal myth. I create armors and masks that often adorn as well as obscure
one’s true identity. In today’s high‐tech era, these physical
metal objects relate to the creation of a digital face as seen in Facebook and
other social networking media. Masks and armors are used in my work
to fabricate and re‐engineer personal identity. Industrial materials such as copper, brass, steel, and aluminum are
utilized as physical adornment in addition to electrical components. By dawning
the mask along with a persona, it becomes possible to indirectly provoke
discomfort from the lack of true information about oneself. As the kinetic
sculptor and jewelry artist Ira Sherman asks, “Are people recognizing the
moral consequences of their technological achievements?”
Thank you Elaine Bezold for the excellent Photography!
Pop Performance and Penland School of Crafts
