The exhibit — currently on display at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and traveling elsewhere — includes films of people moving and dancing in the suits, as well as a full collection of the suits on mannequins.
Cave was inspired by African-influenced celebration rituals like Mardi Gras, and strove to create these otherworldly creatures that are both delightful to look at and completely fucking freaky.
Below, a few pictures and a video of cave discussing the his idea for the sound suits.
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