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St. Paul artist Liz Sexton

Inspired by Marine themes, the series of masks highlights the distinctive faces of familiar sea creatures such as walruses, manatees and polar bears as they move around as if on dry land.

Liz Sexton is passionate about the versatility and ease of use of paper pulp, and cleverly uses other readily available materials such as cloth, wire and acrylic paint to create unique textures, patterns and colours for each animal. These lifelike wearable sculptures draw attention to the variety of creatures that depend on aquatic ecosystems to survive. The species depicted in these sculptures are facing the challenge of being threatened in their native habitats, mainly due to their increasing entanglement in nets and the effects of climate change. The whole project evokes concerns about environmental change and the fragility of ecosystems in a humorous and dramatic way.

Similar to my projects, we focus on environmental issues and draw the audience's attention to aquatic ecosystems. All take the form of wearable art to create immersive experiences. The audience can feel the urgency of environmental issues more personally. As a digital media art major, I used digital art to complete my projects.

The difference is that Liz Sexton's work is more focused on real Marine life and environmental issues, while your project is more focused on science fiction elements, involving nuclear contamination and fantasizing about future human mutation.