The Forest of Masks
A short film exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art of Paris as part of the exhibition 'Toyen, l'écart absolu from March 25 to July 24, 2022.
A hypnotic study of voice and concealment, this film draws on the eleven masks created by Toyen for King Gordogane by Radovan Ivsic. On a black background, light reveals fragments—mouths, snake, fire, bird head, cherries—that gradually assemble into masks, each tied to a voice and a character. Between appearance and disappearance, the images both reveal and obscure, tracing the inner logic of Toyen’s surreal compositions.