PERSONA

'PERSONA'. The work begins with a simple idea: that each of us wears a mask — a façade, a role. “PERSONA” speaks about the tension between the image we present to the world and the reality we carry inside. Here, the word “PERSONA” cuts through the portrait — both literally and conceptually, and it divides the image. The face is fragmented by letters, reflecting how we only ever see parts of one another. The self becomes layered, edited, performed.

At the center, a hand offers a mask. It is not hiding — it is revealing. A gesture of choice, of courage. To hold the mask means to acknowledge it. To take it off means to risk being seen. The mask looks almost alive, because our roles often become hard to separate from who we truly are. “PERSONA” does not provide an answer but invites for reflection. About ourselves, about others, about truth, and about the wall.