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SALLY
WATSON
MASKED PORTRAITS
I was motivated to create this work as I am predominately a people
photographer and I love spending time in nature. These images allowed me to
produce work I am passionate about while exploring a concept that intrigues
me. My concept is seeing through the masks people wear, to the emotions of
the person hidden beneath.
Masks have always fascinated me and there are many reasons for and uses
of wearing a mask for many different cultures around. I particularly resonate
with the concept of using a mask to hide what is beneath it; and that wearing
a mask allows for the transformation of the personality of the wearer, enabling
them to assume the characteristics of the mask they wear.
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