PERSON(a) | Experimental Student Dance Film (2018)
"The persona is fittingly enough a kind of mask, designed on the one hand to make a definite impression upon others, and, on the other, to conceal the true nature of the individual."
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), best known for his iconic drip paintings, was a follower of Jungian psychology, which stressed the differentiation of the 'self' from the 'persona'. Faces and masks recur frequently in his earlier works, including in his painting 'The Mask' (1941), which illustrates this divide between the individual and the facade.
In creating 'PERSON(a)', I sought to both provide a testament to this revolutionary artist, as well as translate his beliefs of identity into a more modern medium. In dividing the person from the person(a), whom I construct from the beginning as playful, curious, and peculiarly voyeuristic, I hope to provide insight into not only the way we carry ourselves, but in the way we view ourselves.
