Fruits, rubber ducks and more: Hong Kong-based theatre costume designer and actor makes quirky face masks

A Hong Kong-based actor and costume designer, Edmond Kok has had little theatre work during the pandemic, but found a creative opportunity in the now-ubiquitous face mask. He has crafted over 170 masks inspired both by the coronavirus pandemic and Hong Kong’s political problems.

Updated on: Aug 18, 2020 2:25 PM IST

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Hong Kong: This combination of photos shows Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a variety of face masks he made to protect against the coronavirus in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. With little theater work because of the coronavirus pandemic, Kok has found a way to turn the now ubiquitous face mask into a creative opportunity. Since February, he has created more than 170 face masks inspired both by the pandemic and Hong Kong’s political problems - not for actual use but as pieces of art. (AP)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask made by a rubber yellow duck in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask covered in blue artificial flowers which he made on Valentine's Day this February in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask with a model CCTV (close circuit television) mounted on it in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask made from Chinese bamboo steamer in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask designed as traditional clown face and bow tie costume in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask made by a paper tiger use for villain hitting in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask at his studio in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a spiky green mask which is a 3D visualisation of corona virus in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask inspired by the decoration of Thai temple to Kok's face in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Face masks are seen on the table in studio by Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask designed with a stuffed glove stuck on it, representing a hand over his mouth, looking scared, in Hong Kong Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, is making a face mask at his studio in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask made by a white paper in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask decorated with many different fruits in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a face mask made from takeaway container in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)