N-VITRAL
Mask Concept
Andrea Corvi Mo
A handmade mask-sculpture created with a specific translucent polymer through a unique technique personally developed over years of experimentation.
The volume emerges from the progressive superposition of reticular sequences, reminiscent of crystalline and polymeric structures. Although based on repetition, the process maintains a strong organic character: every layer is built entirely by hand, with extreme precision yet preserving slight irregularities and imperfections that become part of the piece’s identity and value.
When illuminated, the polymer and its reticular structures react intensely to light. The surfaces ignite along their asperities and edges, amplifying contrast and generating a constantly shifting luminous vibration. Light does not simply reveal the form: it travels through it, fragmenting across the layers and giving life to an unstable, almost kinetic presence.
The result is a vibrating structure suspended between growth and collapse — as if a violent kick had detonated from inside the mask, forcing the surface to explode outward before imploding back into itself, exhausted by the impact.
ANDREA CORVI MO
Author Statement
For years I’ve been developing a manual construction technique based on repetition, stratification and light. What interests me is not industrial perfection, but the presence that emerges through time, patience and physical gesture.
Each piece is built entirely by hand through hundreds of irreversible additions. Unlike traditional sculpting processes based on subtraction — where form is carved out from an existing volume — this method grows the object progressively, operation after operation, through crystalline accumulations that cannot truly be undone or hidden.
Because of this, the work always preserves the trace and rhythm of the person who made it. Imperfections, pressure, timing and concentration become part of the final result. The process is slow, repetitive and often obsessive, requiring hours of focus, but this is precisely what gives each piece its singularity and atmosphere.