A transparent inflatable mask bearing a painted smile covers the figure's face, while the individual's own expression remains visible beneath it. The work explores the tension between personal experience and socially accepted identity.
The smiling surface functions as a symbolic "Social Skin"—a temporary interface through which emotions are made visible, adjusted, and rendered socially legible. Rather than concealing the individual, it becomes the surface through which the self is recognized and interpreted by others. The work reflects on the fragile relationship between self-perception, social expectation, and public recognition.
