Origami

Every day, we wear a face that doesn't fully belong to us: a daily mask that allows us to face the world and meet the expectations surrounding us.

As a child, my mother teaches me how to make origami. Fold by fold, shapes come to life: fragile and beautiful, created simply from paper. This memory inspires me to transfer the same concept to my masks.

Our mask is a personal construction, a balance between what we think we must be and what we want to show the world.

The masks we wear every day are made of the same fragility as paper.

Paper, so essential and delicate, allows itself to be shaped but can be destroyed with a single gesture. Similarly, our masks, though carefully crafted, are incredibly fragile and vulnerable, just like those who wear them.

We feel compelled to wear a mask for many reasons; it’s not necessarily about a desire to deceive, but rather a need to protect our vulnerability, adapt to complex contexts, or meet expectations we perceive as binding.

My works offer a unique perspective: the masks are made of origami, a technique that symbolizes transformation and delicacy. Each fold tells a fragment of identity, while the fragility of the paper mirrors our own vulnerability.

All of us, in different ways, wear a mask, unaware that it is precisely the aspects we try so hard to hide that reveal who we truly are.