Sep 2, 2007

Till we have faces

In an effort to prove my complete and utter failure to produce arts lately, I inspired to put on some arts work from HBO's Original series: "Six feet under", taken by their series designer and artist.
In case you don't know what "Six feet under" is about (you must have lived in a cage for the last 10 years), it's about a family who owns a funeral business. The family is distorted and dysfunctional. Each and everyone is damaged and destroyed psychologically and emotionally. Every episode they have to provide their service to a dead person. And through facing death everyday of their lives they come together to live and celebrate lives. It's dark and twisted and full of black humor, but it's full of Artistic and cynical realistic views.
Here are the artworks from Clair Fisher, the youngest daughter of the family, who is a photographer. It was made by a bunch of close ups of the face, tore it off and then paper mache' back into the face. The actors then wear the masks and get their photo taken. It provides a multi-dimensional and truthful assessments of humans. Even with our own skin everyday we are hidden behind our mask, the mask of what people see us and think that we are. We are always hidden behind our own fear, anger and emotions.

David Fisher- The middle son, funeral director, gay, Christian, internalized homophobia and emotionally damaged

Nathaniel Fisher - Oldest son, liberal, sentimental, irresponsible and childish
Ruth Fisher - Mom, control freak, conservative
Claire Fisher - Youngest daughter, smoke crack and have self-destruction tendency, dark and depressed outlook of life.
Brothers

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