There is a difference between knowing and assuming you know the truth about yourself. When one tricks the mind into believing a lie, it becomes easier to be accepted in a social group. As analyzes the theories of identity and persona, attempts to manipulate her viewer to reflect on her or his own masks and ponder on the question of “who are you truly?” As the concept calls to look inwards the artist showcases this through self-portraits made in ceramics.
Medium: Ceramics “With all that which a person allows appearing, one may ask: what is it meant to hide? What should it divert the eye from?... How far does he deceive himself in this action?” (Friedrich Nietzsche, The Dawn)
Medium: Ceramics This work represents the artist’s statement to the nature of human minds. How one perceives themself and others.
Medium: Ceramics There is a difference between knowing and assuming you know the truth about yourself. When one tricks the mind into believing a lie, it becomes easier to be accepted into society.
Medium: Ceramics By analyzing the theories based on identity and persona, the work attempts to manipulate its viewer to reflect on her or his own “masks” and ponder on the simply yet profound question of “who are you?”
Medium: Ceramics By understanding and acknowledging one's self, anyone can come close to knowing how others feels.
Medium: Ceramics As the concept calls to look inwards the work depicted through self-portraits of the artist.
Medium: Ceramics The portraits are made in ceramics representing key moments, people, thoughts, and emotions that best shaped the artist mask today. Hence, the work also acts as a visual diary, which is open to interpretation.
Medium: Ceramics Who are you? Why are you hiding? Why do you think they don't understand? Why don't you understand? Is there anything wrong?