This project is about the fear of revealing ourselves too much when in the public eye, of mistakenly giving away our deepest held beliefs or secrets. As we are coming of age, we learn to build an armor around ourselves — unbreakable, impenetrable, invaluable — to cover that which resides down in the depths of our soul, away from prying eyes. A quirk of the mind, a bite of the lip, a queer feeling; we all have that which if revealed will change our lives without return. A deep down belief, a particular spark, a pleasurous taste of the buds, which once exposed will change our social standing and ourselves.
It might be that one second too long lingering look towards someone, a little too loud sound made in a silence, a too tight hold of a grip. There is an assumed play, we all act a role, participating in a charade to keep on going in the world. But at times, the armor breaks, ever so slightly, giving a glimpse into our deepest place, where secret lies with fear, pride with shame, and true selves, once unveiled, take over without the possibility of return.
When gazed by the public eye, this mistake is daunting, except when blissfully ignored on a short look over, swiftly moved by it, unrealizing how much in fact has been given away without the chance of return. This project is about the difference between an omission and a life-changing event, about an assumed innocence or a misconstrued intention.
