Storytellers, actors, party people, shamans, con artists, spies, therapists and even teachers use masks to evoke an attitude or personality that serves their purpose.
Disguise to play, to imagine, to establish different relationships and also to deceive; to deceive prejudices, to deceive confidence or, on the contrary, to create it when it was blocked. In many cases, not being recognized frees you from the judgment of others. Taking on another form encourages us to assume another personality, to make other gestures. If we had another body, life would inevitably be different.
One of the properties of a mask is the ability to change or abandon it; yet some people spend their lives behind a mask of conformity, as their environment would not accept anything else they assume, often with good reason. In some circles, it's not good to tell the truth or act the way you'd like to. Getting rid of an imposed mask can provoke an intense emotional discharge.
I'm an adventurer, I'm a dragonfly, I'm Little Red Riding Hood or the Wolf, I'm an F1 driver, I'm Socrates, I'm Chase (Pat Patrol), I'm a rock star... in short, I can play at taking on the space and attitude of whomever I dare. Masks are revealing, as much for who you choose to personify as for who you avoid.
Thot takes you on a journey into the world of masks and role-playing.
Denys Lamontagne - [email protected]
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