This series of works, completed over 2009 and 2010, are all about the diversity of the human race.

I’m interested in the structural differences of different ethnic groups and how a simple profile can express these characteristics. It’s fascinating how much variety there is in today’s multicultural societies. This diversity is a result of the isolation of early populations. Modern communication and travel, of course, explain the multicultural nature of the world today. Although we become a more homogenized society, we all identify with our cultural origins and much is done to preserve our diverse cultures.

These faces are modelled using a concept of creating faces from two ribbons following a profile and an imaginary cheek line. I’ve split the face in half to accentuate the ribbon quality of the two developable surfaces. This could read as left and right brain function or conscious mind and unconscious mind (shadow).