Ilyssa Harrington : Mask Identity

Using a mask to unveil the truth

Medium: Wire, tracing paper, matte gel medium, gesso, and sharpie

Creating this mask was one of the most self searching projects I have done. When going through the packet I realized that I am interested in how I spend my time. The packet forced me to look at the life I have created and how I push myself to do many different things. When I was sculpting the mask I thought about the many different hats I wear in my life, sometimes I feel as tho I wear to many. That is why the mask goes out in many different directions.

Yet the mask is just round on the bottom to show that I long for a quite day. A day where I am not being pulled, I am just alone. The bottom of the mask also represents the foundation of myself from home. When I am home I am quite, I go off the grid, I just hang out without responsibility. In comparison to school where I work multiple jobs, attend class, and have multiple leadership positions on campus.

The things that I do at school color me and shape me. This is why I chose to color the tips of the points of the mask. I really enjoyed creating this and resolving thoughts about myself and about my life at school versus my life at home.