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I wanted my mask to commemorate Armenia and the Armenian Genocide. I used Armenian currency, Armenian writing that says April 24, 1915. I also used pictures of the Armenian shield, which represents things like strength, freedom, bread, and Noah's ark on Mt. Ararat. I used pictures of a church and I carved a cross, which represents about two thousand years of Christianity. I put a picture of Yexevni, which is the largest memorial for the Genocide in Armenia, people gather in there and put hundreds of thousands of flowers in there while a big flame is lit. I put a map of Armenia to show that it may look really small on the map of the world, but if you look at it alone it is pretty big. I put stitches on the mouth and the stitches are starting to open, and that represents the fact that Armenian Genocide is slowly becoming recognized. I used the color black for the face and red for the eyes, I used these colors because to me those colors represent pain.
On my face I wanted it to be a puzzle to represent that though my life may be in pieces, it will all come together someday. Also because every day is a new puzzle for me to try and figure out. And I like that about my life. So it is both a blessing and a curse. I love the feeling of not knowing what is next, and yet it is scary not knowing what I want in life.
My mask symbolizes a new role for me and this role is being a person who is not lazy, does not procrastinate and is always giving full attention to things. I want to be able to take on this role because I am sort of lazy and I never want to work because I always want to do something fun. I wish that I could give all of my effort for anything that I am doing and I wish that I could just pay attention. I want to be able to watch and listen carefully in many situations such as school. This is the reason that I am making a mask that looks very aware of everything. My mask has camera lens eyes to see everything clearly and microphone ears to hear everything perfectly. The mask has bright colors and an alert look.
My mask symbolizes my dreams and goals. The two different sides represent two different places, New York and Japan. They both might differ in many ways but they both give me an opportunity to major in the fashion industry. This mask doesn't symbolize a new role for me bacause I'm not there yet, but I definitely see myself in a couple years, enjoying the city and doing what I love.
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