Primal Amalgamation

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amalgamation

/əˌmalɡəˈmeɪʃn/

the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.

In this charcoal drawings series of Masks inspired by ancient cultures, Tribes, folklore and legends from around the globe, artist vonGilmozzi questions the effects of globalization and its place in time.

What if humans had found a way to globalize and communicate at our most primal stages?

What if myths, religions and folklore blended cultural lines from the beginning, just as plentiful artistic forms do so easily nowadays?