FLUXLIST: The Mask Event

[Roger Stevens]

The Mask Event Roger Stevens   January 2004  Venice   Wear a mask whilst shopping fashioned from the vegetables you hope to buy Wear a mask fashioned in your own likeness Wear a cat mask and intimidate the owners of small dogs Wear a dog mask and chase anyone wearing a cat mask Wear a crab mask and talk out of the corner of your mouth Imagine wearing a mask and then imagine what people who would not associate you with wearing a mask would think when they saw you in your imaginary mask for the first time Wear a paper mask of an historical figure who is associated with water. Set fire to it. Wear a mask in an inappropriate location. Fall asleep behind a mask of studied alertness Wear a mask that barely conceals your rage Wear a mask of glass. Wear a mask that raises questions about the nature of shopping Wear a mask of uncertainty Wear a mask of integrity Wear a mask to instigate terror in the minds of confused pedestrians Wear a mask in error Wear a mask of concrete as though it were a mask of feathers Wear a mask of tea leaves Wear a mask of moon-rock by the light of the moon Wear a mask that has been frozen with fear Wear a mask of marzipan Wear a mask studded with cloves Wear a mask over your mask Wear a mask that bemuses Wear a mask that confuses Wear a mask of excuses Wear a mask like Tom Cruise’s Wear the mask of the Plague Doctor’s nephew Wear a mask of contrivances Wear a mask decorated with a scene of your father’s Wear a mechanical mask whose tiny figures dance to the carnival Wear a mask that doubles as a mobile phone Wear a body mask Wear a mask that covers your aches and bruises and hurts and grazes Wear your mask with pride Wear a sorrowful mask joyfully Wear a simple mask that smells of herbs, tarragon, sage and rosemary Wear a mask in the bath Wear a mirrored mask Wear a mask made from shadows and suggestions Wear a mask that is too tight in the shadow of an specially constructed apparatus to throw same Wear a mask in the style of the Lone Ranger and fire a silver bullet Wear a mask in the style of Zorro and challenge a stranger to a duel Lend your mask to a telephone engineer Wear a mask whenever the Nikkei index goes up Wear a mask and interview another masked person for a job in a mask shop Wear a bra for a mask and give your partner the slip Wear a mask made from the cover of a Russian novel Wear a mask made from a spider’s web gathered early in the morning Wear a mask made from crazy string Wear a mask made from long sentences spoken with an Italian accent Wear a mask at breakfast and eat only soup Wear a mask of toast decorated with marmalade stars Wear a croissant and pretend it’s a mask Wear a mask of vulnerability Wear a trout mask replica Cover your face with masking tape (Remember to leave small breathing holes) Wear a mask of total invisibility Wear a mask of ultimate responsibility Wear a mask constructed of sound waves Wear a mask that is a map of your heart and betrays your intentions Wear a mask that’s a map of Venice showing the secret ways of the gondolier Wear a mask that is water absorbent Wear a mask that reacts to laughter by taking flight When someone next asks you the time, put on a mask and talk gobbledegook Wear a mask made of sausages and sell dud time shares Remove a mask in the company of wolves Make a bonfire of masks