Keiron LeVine in Another Africa:
Our intertwined history with the undeniably disparate act of disguise has assured the immeasurable quality of mask design.
© Jean-Claude Moschetti. Magic on earth, Egungun, Igbalé Irin n’la, white Alabèbè.
Masking can be as lighthearted as it is significant – from the playful finishing touch assembling a costume to channeling the divine. Donning a mask affords its wearer a certain kind of freedom and anonymity, space to explore the depths of being or to possibly even craft charismatic alter egos. In some cases this space may just be the catalyst to surrender and become another being entirely...[continue readinf]
