Entropy

 






This mask is representative of my internal conflict between chaos and order. I always yearn to find balance in my life, attempting to implement rigidity and structure. However, I naturally find myself in spontaneity and disorder. Neither state is good nor bad, yet this state of contradiction is hard for me to understand. 

On the left side, a honeycomb grows. The geometric hexagonal shapes symbolize harmony, structure, and laborious dedication, in likeness to the work of bees of creating a home. Contrasting this sweetness is a uniquely beautiful collection of amorphic shapes. This represents fluidity and disorder. 

I created a wire mold of my face and built polymer clay on top. Making the honeycomb was time-consuming because of the geometric structure. 

I fired the clay after half was done so I could move on to the facial features and molten shapes. 

I tried to use my face as a reference so I could create the mask as much in likeness as possible. 

Finally, I decided to embed glass pieces into the appendages to create an effect with light. I also was inspired by a Schiaparelli jewelry collection that created golden molten body pieces. 
I thought that adding the glass would show that these amorphic transformations weren't supposed to be "ugly" or "rejected" but rather beautiful in their own way. 

This was my sketch and brainstorming. 



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