MARINE MASK, 2022 –

Featuring Bryozoan (Tricellaria inopinata) to contrast oceanic and cultural colonies through mask.

AS AN AQUATIC COLONY MADE OF IDENTICAL INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS LESS THAN A MILLIMETRE EACH IN LENGTH, BRYOZOAN HAVE ASSEMBLED ON EARTH FOR THE PAST 500 MILLION YEARS (UK NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, 2023). WHILE INCREASING OCEAN TEMPERATURES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE THREATEN A MULTITUDE OF HIDDEN AQUATIC LIFE, GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETS FOR CLIMATE ARE OVERSHADOWED BY THOSE FOR MILITARY DEFENSE. BY INVESTIGATING GROUP STRUCTURES WITHIN SOME OF EARTH’S OLDEST COLONIES, WHAT STRATEGIES MIGHT HUMAN SOCIETIES REVEAL FOR HOW TO COME TOGETHER TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE?

MATERIALS | BRYOZOAN, ROCKWEED, PONDEROSA PINE NEEDLES, NORFOLK ISLAND PINE STRANDS, VINTAGE GUN CASE ZIPPER, VINTAGE MILITARY BUTTONS, AND PAPER MASK.

CONCEPT, COSTUME DESIGN AND REALISATION | JESSIE CURRY

PHOTOGRAPHY | JESSIE CURRY

LOCATION | COASTAL OREGON, UNITED STATES

U.S. DEFENSE BUDGET : $813.3 billion

u.s. CLIMATE budget : $44.9 billion

– FY 2023 BUDGETS (DEFENSE.GOV; WHITEHOUSE.GOV)

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