Refuge Human Target

The mask is transparent; it reveals the human beneath the mask. This piece is a silent protest costume and a vehicle for understanding. Refuges have become real life human targets. They have become dehumanized. I hope to humanize the individual wearing the mask in the eyes of the outside world.

The mask is made using a vacuum former. Initially I was required to make a sculptured face for the plastic to be vacuumed onto. I made the face out of paper tape and plaster gauze.

Paper Toy Shark

The image with the blue background is a mock up, and the image with shark is the end result using the coloured in template. The first shark had a bikini issue, so I had to adjust that in my final template. (The feet the shark is eating are not mine.)

img_2093 img_2190 Print 2nd shark pt2