A little with the head of Maradona

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.