This is a new series where I have mapped my photograph into different Origami designs. My mom taught me origami ever since I was little and this is a fun way I can incorporate something from my heritage into my body of work that involves masks and self-portraits. 

Self-Portrait (Origami Compilation)

This mask is made from papier-mâché and printed photographs. I have cut the mask and reattached it together and am wearing it. To me, this represents being mixed race, or when someone feels differently on the inside than what they show the world on the outside.

Self-Portrait (Split)

This photo features 2 of my self-portrait masks as representation of the masks that we wear in our daily life. 

Self-portrait (letting go0

Origami Self-Portraits 

These masks have been cut up and reconstructed, intentionally misaligned. Made from papier-mâché and printed photographs

Self-Portrait (Shift #8 and #9)

These are assorted mask sculptures that I have made, branching off of my other masks. These are made from Flexible Slip which is a clay/latex substance that I can manipulate as it dries to make these distorted self-portraits. 


Mask Sculptures

This mask that I'm wearing is made from 2 separate masks, woven together to make this 1, not an easy feat considering it is made from papier-mâché and is very rigid and in the shape of my face. This mask was only temporary at the time, it held itself in place strictly due to the pressure of each strip against each other. It fell apart while I was wearing it which led to a photo series and video work. 
Each strip can be seen as different experiences that have happened in my life that have shaped who I am. 

Self-Portrait (Woven)

I am holding up life sized, layered photos of myself, each one becoming a mask on their own. In each photo, I am further wearing a mask that I have made or face paint and then layered together to make new self-portraits. Here they are all compiled together. 

Self-Portrait (Photos as Masks)

This mask that I'm wearing is made from 4 separate masks connected together. There are faces on the inside of each mask as well. When I balance it on my face, my neck becomes elongated and I appear creature-like which I find interesting and horrifying. 

Self Portrait (Becoming)

An assortment of masks that I've made since 2005. Each one is a different variation of a self-portrait as a way to explore identity. 

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