I’m going live on national radio again, tomorrow on Saturday (August 23rd) at 1:30 PM. Listen to live streaming here or download afterwards. The show is called P4 Extra.
This process took me about 10 hours and I used cardboard, plastic, wool, latex, plastic bags, cotton, foam and acrylics.
Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man (1862-1890). I adore this man, his courage and creativity. He had such an extraordinary as well as a deeply tragic life. I highly recommend the movie “The Elephant Man” by David Lynch (1980). I salute you, Joseph.
My own interpretation of the character The Queen of the Night from Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute that premiered in 1791.
Speaking of masquerade outfits. I’m getting really tired of how commercial masquerade outfits are so different for men and women. It’s a really sexist business. Check out this link for some brief examples.
One of the most interesting things I like to do in 365 Masquerades is when I get to do a gender makeover. Over the months I have discovered how much fun it is to play with the idea to be not just another character, but also a male/man/boy/old man. One of my personal favourites is this muscular guy (day 192).
After I posted him, my daddy sent me an email asking “is that you?!” The best compliment ever.
Today: a big illustrated interview with me about 365 Masquerades in Sydsvenska Dagbladet. Read it here! There’s also a picture special where I talk a little more about some of the characters, see it here.
(If you don’t mind the goofy grammar of Google Translate you can probably make sense of the article in English too: here is a direct link to the translation.)
Meanwhile, in the paper version paper I’m fronting the culture section and also there’s a small pic on the very front page of Sydsvenskan. Pics:
