‘Beyond the Body’ by Pixel Heller focuses on traditional masquerade by transforming costumes into sculptural forms. The costumes are not only garments but act as abstract body-like extensions, blurring the lines between wearable art and sculpture. These pieces evoke the fluidity of masquerade while shifting the focus toward symbolism of rituals, cultural memory, and ancestral connections.
By abstracting these costumes into sculptural works, Pixel seeks to convey the ways in which identity, memory, and the body are interconnected across time. The costumes, when worn, embody the physicality and presence of the performer. But when hung, they take on a life of their own as the sculptures evoke a sense of absence and presence, representing the continuum between the past and present.
