Masks portfolio

Masks are my other passion. I make headpieces for films, plays, photo shoots and music videos.

Figures in spiky black masks under blue light; a gloved hand reaches down to one of them.

Chaos Reigns

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In June 2019, I designed a mask and shot an episode of 33 Words on Russian Design, an anthology film by BangBang! Education. Look into the essence of chaos →

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Personal project

Dàli

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In the olden days, Georgians spoke of Dàli, a pagan goddess of the forests and mountains who watched over hunters and animals. Step into a Georgian fairy tale →

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A mask of frayed cream and pink cotton strips covers a head above an orange wool coat. — The Georgian, from Berikaoba, an ongoing personal project

A fanged skull mask of translucent amber shards and twisted branches, lit against black. — Horror mask for Crash Pad, a short horror film by Gleb Sukovatykh

A figure in a long black coat and a shaggy fleece mask stands on a hill above a hazy city. — The Lamb, from Berikaoba, an ongoing personal project

A crew sets up a large-format camera and a softbox on a frosty hilltop.

I’m based in Tbilisi, Georgia, where I have my workshop. The city has a lot to offer a visual artist: every kind of location, indoors and out, cheap infrastructure and modest production costs. A crazy art project? This is the place. andrei@ckovalev.com