Aidan Choles with the The Change House Cleaner - Lovely example of "how narrative allows people to displace accountability and responsibility for their stories". Clay or lego can do something similar.
Masks play a variety of roles in many cultures - one of which allows people to open themselves through hiding. This distancing can pose a risk - the mask allows me to falsely accuse you. But the use of masks is managed through ritual. The ideal that we only ever speak for ourselves and never through others is too heavy for us to bear so we develop ways of sneaking around it.
Last month I saw Ketut Yuliarsa don a mask during a poetry reading and masterfully spin an improvised patter. Ketut-in-the-mask told a tale about language and lies.
What is your favourite mask? I like to hide behind my glasses...
(Link thanks: Dave S)
N.B. This blog will remain a "Harry Potter"-free environment.
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