Fragile, Please Handle with Care mask

This mask is printed with the work of Iraqi-American artist Mohammed Al-Shammarey (b.1962) and features luggage sticker motifs including “Fragile” and “Please Handle with Care” in white on a red background. Born in Baghdad, Al-Shammarey’s artworks explore the consequences of political turmoil in Iraq and the surrounding region as well as notions of Arab identity and themes of mourning and loss. The motifs on this mask reference the fragility of human beings and the earth during the global pandemic. The artist lives and works in Houston, Texas.

Mohammed Al-Shammarey, Iraq/USA

2020

Designed in Houston, Texas, USA

Made in Italy

Printed cotton

Royal Ontario Museum
2021.69.7, Gift of Kinda Foundation of Contemporary Arab Art 

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