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Thomas Rusch
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Behind 7 Works by Thomas Rusch
Thomas Rusch, Paris and Hamburg based photo artist, is showing BEHIND. It is a series of portaits - although the identities of the portrayed subjects are unrecognizable behind make-up, texture and material. By overlapping different layers Thomas Rusch evokes an irritating intensity of emotions. Masks are used to protect or hide but masks can also work as an intensifier or converter. As an interface between inside and outside they enhance the possibility of increasing expression or emotions. And in many situations a mask is the medium to cross borders. Masks have their seeds in rituals. Since prehistoric times they are used for the rites of passage. They are the companion for an African boy who is about to become a man, for the shamen's trance as well as for the body's last journey. In ancient Greek theatre masks we...
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Thomas Rusch, Paris and Hamburg based photo artist, is showing BEHIND. It is a series of portaits - although the identities of the portrayed subjects are unrecognizable behind make-up, texture and material.
By overlapping different layers Thomas Rusch evokes an irritating intensity of emotions. Masks are used to protect or hide but masks can also work as an intensifier or converter. As an interface between inside and outside they enhance the possibility of increasing expression or emotions. And in many situations a mask is the medium to cross borders.
Masks have their seeds in rituals. Since prehistoric times they are used for the rites of passage. They are the companion for an African boy who is about to become a man, for the shamen's trance as well as for the body's last journey. In ancient Greek theatre masks we...