Aperture to Openness

The irregular opening in this mask evokes a map, a torn edge, a rupture from the inside, or a fault line where tectonic plates overlap, separate and subside. It also suggests the shape of a question mark. What creates the aperture in ourselves that leads to openness?
 
Raku-fired ceramic, 2020
7.5 " x 5" x 2.5"
Wired for wall hanging