Name: Christian W.

City: Phoenix, AZ

Brain Injury: BRAIN TUMOR. Monitored a brain tumor for 6 years and had 3 brain surgeries, HYDROCEPHALOUS, as STROKE and subsequent deficits that forced me to relearn how to access my world.

Explanation of mask:  The mask represents the perceptions and feelings surrounding brain injury. The feelings, labels and views of everyone impacted-GOOD and BAD alike. There’s conflicting perceptions about brain injury, shown by different words. The X’s over the eyes represent the loss of self and life as one knew before. The white shows the blank face you show the world, or the mask to hide what the world is not ready to accept. The music notes represent what motivates me- the Cello.