For Magnhild Kennedy, masks are items where different elements come together. The London and Oslo-based artist creates headpieces by mixing different types of elements like sequins, vintage clothing scraps, and random materials she finds on the street.
“I use found as well as self-produced material,” Kennedy shared on her personal website. “I have used fine lace, carried by the nineteen-century Norwegian author Camilla Collett, hair from two-hundred-year-old Japanese geisha hair pieces as well as everyday stuff, found in the street. I am an autodidact and find great pleasure in solving technical problems in the making of my work. A half improvised solving of a factual problem is for me more satisfying than a conventional take on a known material or technique.”
Also known as Damselfrau on social media, the artist shares her work on her website and in an Instagram account where she has attracted over 60 thousand followers.
Scroll down and take a look at her masks below.
