The conceptual foundation for "Rilke, Gigi, And... A Face In Time" is Life Masks. The genesis began in 1982 with the idea of creating Life Masks to visualize the inalienable possession of every human being - the metaphysical face each one of us wears. The question was then posed: how conscious of our face are we? At what price is one individual, or group, willing to relinquish his/her or their face?