Intermedia

Jonathan Greenberg

Materials: Cardboard, Twin, tissues, paints, model glue

Shining Armor

April 27th, 2020

What I was trying to show in this piece, was the huge amount of strength and resolve it takes for the nurses and doctors of this country to risk their lives for the lives of others in these trying times. So when I thought of protectors I thought of the stories adults would tell their kids about knights in shining armor, these brave people who would risk their lives for others. I decided to make a mask reminiscent of a knights visor, to connect these two ideas. I wanted it to both protect the mouth and nose but still allow for a fit that was not uncomfortable and too clumsy. It was difficult to make the piece with the materials I had at hand but overall I think I was able to get it to work. If I could get more items I would have tried to make the string go fully around the head like a pair of goggles, two filters in the mask where the black circles are located, and a rubber seal around the edges that could keep the air in.