ASTRO VEJIGANTE (SPACE BLACK)

ASTRO VEJIGANTE IS THE ACTUALIZATION OF PONCE'S VERSION OF THE VEJIGANTE, A MISCHEAVUS FOLKLERIC ENTITY KNOWN FOR BEING ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED PUERTO RICAN TRADITIONS. HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY SCIENCE FICTION AND NARRATING THE ADVANCEMENTS OF TECHNOLOGY VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY SINCE THIS VERSION IS NOT MADE LIKE TYPICAL MASKS ON PAPER. IN OTHER WORDS, SAME CULTURE AND TRADITION, BUT A DIFFERENT METHOD.

"YO SERIA BORINCANO AUNQUE NACIERA NE LA LUNA".

THIS IS NOT A MASK BUT A HELMET.

THIS PIECE IS MADE BY THE PROCESS OF VAT PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION, EACH EDITION IS 20.30 CM TALL AND WEIGHS 675 G. THE ASTRO VEJIGANTE IS AN EDITION OF 100 HELMETS THAT INCLUDES A RESIN SCULPTED ENCASEMENT, A PAIR OF CUSTOM ART HANDLING GLOVES WITH ITS EDITION NUMBER, BRANDED STICKERS, AND A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY VERIFYING THE SAME EDITON NUMBER.