(No) Shame Masks: Bored of Your Own Games?,
The (No) Shame Masks continue The Sinistry’s explorations of the ‘quantum psyche’ as they reaffirm the notion that identity is made up of fragments that are constantly in flux. Drawing on medieval shame masks used as punishment, these works explore how masks can be used as tools of power and control. Historically, wearers of the masks were publicly humiliated to deter others from committing anti-social behaviours. Gilbert and Ers subvert this narrative to refer to modern-day examples of shame, where people often use online facades as their form of protection against societal stigma. The masks act as mirrors between the viewer and wearer, through which hidden truths simultaneously reveal and conceal who we are and who we are not.