These masks are used in a festival (in "An-dong" S.Korea). I think it isn't shamanistic (the post below may be more) so much as political. As the story goes (from what I was told) people would wear masks to protect their identities while criticizing the government. It protected them from the real danger of persecution. I'm wearing it for a different reason of course. Just for a moment I'd like to know if it feels any different to be Korean. I suspect it does, but I'm not sure in what way, and really the mask didn't help me as far as I can tell in discerning what those differences may be.
By Vulcan, do you mean from star trek or hercules?
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3 comments:
Oh the mask of vulcan.
i really like how these two posts work together.
it brings to mind some art i saw by a certain smokytigre just today-- new works created as part of paul butler's collage party.
i find both of these images to be very mystical. the idea of the shaman/healer/dreamer figure.
horray for us all and long live alfa.
These masks are used in a festival (in "An-dong" S.Korea). I think it isn't shamanistic (the post below may be more) so much as political. As the story goes (from what I was told) people would wear masks to protect their identities while criticizing the government. It protected them from the real danger of persecution. I'm wearing it for a different reason of course. Just for a moment I'd like to know if it feels any different to be Korean. I suspect it does, but I'm not sure in what way, and really the mask didn't help me as far as I can tell in discerning what those differences may be.
By Vulcan, do you mean from star trek or hercules?
=P
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