Mr. S
April 2 – 17, 2022
Galerie Stephanie
Unit 4021 East Wing, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, EDSA cor. Shaw Boulevard, 1552 Mandaluyong, Philippines
Mr. S’s Reflections ruminates on how individuals often find themselves bending towards the norms that society dictates. This human desire to please others leaves us in situations where wearing the proverbial mask becomes a necessity to protect one’s self from being ostracized or perhaps to meet others’ expectations.
The artist’s central imagery revolves around vignettes of a young boy captured in the midst of quiet and intent contemplation or observation. A sense of self-awareness is evident in the pensive gaze of his subject. It is a look that is filled with profound reflection or confrontation within himself. Mr. S uses a variety of Japanese Noh masks to expand this concept — masks that conceal its subject’s emotion opposite the pensive gaze that reveals the true emotions he feels.
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