Mask Project
In the mask project, we looked at socialization and how it shapes our identity. We studied the socialization of different minority groups, including, People of color, LGBTQ+ people, Women, People of lower economic class, Disabled people, etc... For the final product, we created masks out of plaster, and wrote an essay about a topic of socialization, that either discussed it from a logistic view, or from personal experience. One thing I would change about this project is that I would have a mini presentation in a separate room at certain times so the students could read their favorite paragraph of their essay. I learned a lot about how different and individual my peers are from me. At the exhibition I found that the very fake and shallow students more often created less personal masks, and the less fake students did more masks that reflected their personality and identity. I also learned about how much we are influenced by literally everything around us. I really struggled with deciding on a design for my mask, because there were so many parts of my identity that I wanted to express on my mask, but I was finally able to come up with a design that showed almost everything written on paper. I really liked explaining the meaning behind my mask to the audience, and also getting a chance to walk around and see my classmate’s masks. I really wish more people had gotten a chance to see my essay since that is what I was most proud of. In my future exhibitions at Animas, I will make an effort to really express whatever piece I am most proud of. I do feel like I understood what was expected of me because I put a lot of effort into showing how I became the person I am today, and how I have changed throughout my life because of what impacted me. I really wanted to study and learn more about why target groups are what they are, and how we can change that so there is not such targeted suppression. I was really impressed by Gabriella's project, because I really like the symbolism in how she put candy wrappers over one side of her mask to represent how fake the outer, more visible, shell of our society is, compared to the more hidden part that’s darker.
In the mask project, we looked at socialization and how it shapes our identity. We studied the socialization of different minority groups, including, People of color, LGBTQ+ people, Women, People of lower economic class, Disabled people, etc... For the final product, we created masks out of plaster, and wrote an essay about a topic of socialization, that either discussed it from a logistic view, or from personal experience. One thing I would change about this project is that I would have a mini presentation in a separate room at certain times so the students could read their favorite paragraph of their essay. I learned a lot about how different and individual my peers are from me. At the exhibition I found that the very fake and shallow students more often created less personal masks, and the less fake students did more masks that reflected their personality and identity. I also learned about how much we are influenced by literally everything around us. I really struggled with deciding on a design for my mask, because there were so many parts of my identity that I wanted to express on my mask, but I was finally able to come up with a design that showed almost everything written on paper. I really liked explaining the meaning behind my mask to the audience, and also getting a chance to walk around and see my classmate’s masks. I really wish more people had gotten a chance to see my essay since that is what I was most proud of. In my future exhibitions at Animas, I will make an effort to really express whatever piece I am most proud of. I do feel like I understood what was expected of me because I put a lot of effort into showing how I became the person I am today, and how I have changed throughout my life because of what impacted me. I really wanted to study and learn more about why target groups are what they are, and how we can change that so there is not such targeted suppression. I was really impressed by Gabriella's project, because I really like the symbolism in how she put candy wrappers over one side of her mask to represent how fake the outer, more visible, shell of our society is, compared to the more hidden part that’s darker.