Meandros de riso e terror: a concepção digital de máscaras que escondem e revelam

Abstract

This monograph documents how an initial project—creating pixel-art parodies of graphic materials from popular video games and films—evolved into the visual creation of masks and the heads of monsters or ghosts. It explores how this process fostered reflections on Zygmunt Bauman’s concept of contemporary "liquid fear" and engaged with theories linking the social realm, laughter, fear, the grotesque, and the monstrous. Furthermore, it revisits historical moments where these categories manifested in art and culture, serving as visible representations of wars, crises, and social traumas. These reflections extend to the present day, where the notion of the mask appears most apt for synthesizing these categories and characterizing the artist's work, through proposals ranging from online exhibitions to urban interventions.