skull candy

behind the mask - /15

 

Linda writes about her idea:

"The idea lies in a pendant, I came across many years back. It symbolises the mirror of death with an inscription: "omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis“, translated: "all things change, and we change with them". I always wanted to have the motive tattooed, but until today I didn't get the chance. Once the mask project came up, I immediately saw the picture, my face masking the inevitable truth - underneath the mask of youth and health, the death awaits us sooner or later.

The choice of the Mexican Death mask lays partially in my fascination for the different ways people cope with death, but most importantly that death has also a beautiful side, even if not for the bereaved."

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A mixture of Aztec and European symbolism explain the meaning of Dia de los Muertos face painting designs. The Day of the Dead tradition is a mixture of Catholic beliefs with the religions of indigenous Mexican people.

 

The most common design for Dia de los Muertos (day of the dead), is to paint the face to resemble a skull. For people not familiar with Latin American culture and the celebration of the day of the dead, this might seem strange and even scary. However, the skull has a uniquely positive meaning in Dia de los Muertos, very different from the skeletons and ghosts of Halloween

 

Dia de los muertos face-painting often mixes skulls with flowers.

 

model: Linda Holtz

face painted by Lara- Lyn Ahrens

 

 

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