{"id":1790268,"date":"2026-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1790268"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:00:00","slug":"wildly-expressive-paper-masks-by-marianne-eriksen-scott-hansen-radiate-emotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1790268","title":{"rendered":"Wildly Expressive Paper Masks by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen Radiate Emotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-11.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Wildly Expressive Paper Masks by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen Radiate Emotion<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T08:46:10-06:00\">February 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"470088\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cA face tells a story of life,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marianneeriksenscotthansen\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen<\/a>. The Danish artist is known for layering, crimping, and twisting paper into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/marianne-eriksen-scott-hansen\/\">lush bouquets<\/a> at a scale so large that the blooms often cloak entire walls and fill rooms with vibrant color. While she\u2019s spent 14 years carefully sculpting these botanical sculptures, Scott-Hansen has been simultaneously at work creating self-portraits through the same techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting braided horns or framed with spiraling tendrils, almost like a lion\u2019s mane, these expressive masks are in part diaristic as they capture a particular moment in life and translate feelings the artist might not otherwise express. \u201cA bit like Giuseppe Arcimboldo, I combined elements like flowers and other floral details (some of which even resemble insects) and paired these into facial features matching how I felt inside,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Scott-Hansen is represented by <a href=\"https:\/\/thespacelessgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Spaceless Gallery<\/a>, and you can find more of her work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marianneeriksenscotthansen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-8.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-8.jpeg\" alt=\"a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" class=\"wp-image-470099\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1420\" height=\"1712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-1.jpg\" alt=\"a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" class=\"wp-image-470092\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-3.jpeg\" alt=\"a white woman with a hat and scarf stands underneath an enormous mask. a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" class=\"wp-image-470094\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-6.jpeg\" alt=\"a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" class=\"wp-image-470097\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-7.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-7.jpeg\" alt=\"a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" class=\"wp-image-470098\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-10.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-10.jpeg\" alt=\"a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" class=\"wp-image-470101\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470088\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hansen-5.jpeg\" alt=\"a lush, almost abstract paper mask sculpture with tendrils , florals, and other intricate details by Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen\" class=\"wp-image-470096\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a 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