Installation view. A little with the head of Maradona, exhibition at The Little Machine, 2025 

A little with the head of Maradona, 2025, mixed media 

3-5-2, 2025, photographic prints of vinyl, fairy lights 

3-5-2, 2025, photographic prints of vinyl, fairy lights 

A little with the hand of god, 2025, acrylic paint, fairy lights

A little with the head of Maradona, 2025, mixed media 

26 July - 30 August 2025

Prosopon

Curated by Ellen M. Deprez

The Little Machine, Adelaide SA

Collaboration between Yusuf Ali Hayat and Alice McCool

The English word person comes, via the Latin persona, from the Greek prosopon (πρόσωπον), meaning mask. In Ancient Greek theatre, actors wore expressive masks that concealed their faces and projected exaggerated emotions. It’s telling that our word for person derives from this — not our true physical appearance, but the role we play, the surface we present.