Face facts: exhibition looks back at a year of mask-wearing in UK
The exhibition will also feature a parallel photographic element articulating how masks have become highly disposable and a danger to the environment. “The public attitude to masks over the last 12 months has hardened,” said Groves. “For such an unassuming and uncomplicated object, they have quickly become a symbolic and contentious artefact.” He said that as well as becoming an everyday item, for some people the mask had attained a darker symbolism. “They have also become a means of policing other people’s dress and behaviour.” Groves said the fashion industry had a complicated...