The idea of the BIMBOTS being mass produced to fuel the revolution led me to wonder what the physical creation process would look like. Achieving the finished look that I wanted took a few attempts. In order to make the masks look like synthetic skin, I painted the faces using a nude acrylic paint. To make the masks completely opaque, I had to first make sure the silicone mask itself was thick enough, and I painted at least two layers of acrylic on top. I played around with mixing paint into the silicone and painting a layer behind the mask, but these attempts were unsuccessful, as they were not opaque enough, or made the mask too stiff, becoming less realistic, which would not be fitting for the life-like BIMBOTS. 

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After researching Parker Day’s photoshoot series ‘ICONS’, I was inspired to take my own photos using the silicone masks and various props that I had used in the cabaret. When doing my makeup for the shoot, I added a bottom layer of silicone to peel off my face, taking the make-up with it, as if I was wearing one of the masks as skin myself. When editing these photos, I experimented with adding a metal texture underneath the mask and blurring my nipples where visible to make me look more robotic.