"incognito": 4 customs by Daniel Yu for Singapore arts festival

Daniel Yu submits to us the four 1-inch pieces below which he sculpted from epoxy.

After the pieces were finished, he took digital pics of them and submitted the artwork to a local arts festival in Singapore called "Content: navigating a point".

Daniel writes:

This body of work addresses the concept of identity, and questions the commonly held assumptions about stereotypes and self-awareness. The medium and imagery of gas masks draw on the symbolism and aesthetics of youth culture, and also deal with sameness and difference between selves. The traditional headdresses contain faint intimations concerning cultural personality. This resonance of cultural identity, being based upon difference, presents itself as a divisive force in society. The concluding image suggests that cosmopolitanism provides individuals with a greater sense of shared citizenship, presenting the ideology of belonging to a single community. Ergo, to not always be divisive. As individuals, we share an inherent part of “make up” that provides a common ground and alternate means of identifying with each other.

You can find out more about Daniel on his blog and his Flickr page.