Obscuration/Obfuscation

Obscuration/Obfuscation

In the day and age of facial recognition, all sorts of strategies have been developed to distort or thwart artificial intelligence identification methods.  This mask is about hiding in plain sight.  In this combination, an Occupy bandana is worn with a face mask crafted from synthetic suede that matches the wearer's Caucasian skin tone. The bandana covers the hair and ears completely, coming down just over the eyebrows.  The face mask starts at the bridge of the nose, goes below the chin and back almost to the ears.

Alternately, this mask could be considered a form of white privilege, erasing the face to be a smooth, undistorted, Caucasian color.

Being synthetic suede, and lined with cotton, the mask is genuinely washable and reusable.