Artist Jenkin van Zyl seeks to portray characters who find transcendence through the freedom of being able to be whomever they want, behind prosthetic, ghoulish masks. Doppelgangers and clones swarm through his work; theatrics and extreme body alteration abound; moments of extreme tension break into the absurd. On the eve of his first solo show, 'Surrender', he talks to journalist Danielle Radojcin about his work and appearance.