Behind the Mask: Exploring the Origins of the Transformation Mask
The SIGGRAPH 2018 Art Gallery will fuse technology and art to bridge the gap between the past and the future. The theme for this year’s gallery is “Origins,” which aims to articulate myth and technology, science and art, the deep past, and the computational present. All of the 2018 Art Gallery selected pieces can be previewed on the SIGGRAPH 2018 website.
One of the works to be showcased, and fits the theme remarkably well, is “Transformation Mask.” The piece “appropriates the traditional aspects of metamorphosis with the transformation from bird mask to human; yet in this adaptation, the human mask has been altered, upgraded, and merged with the machine.”
We spoke with two of the creators — Shawn Hunt, a Heiltsuk artist as well as the lead technical artist of the piece, Robert Butterworth from Microsoft Garage — to understand the ideas and techniques behind “Transformation Mask.”
Full Interview: Art Gallery at SIGGRAPH 2018: Transformation Mask
