CROWD FACE

CROWD FACE

MY DESIGN PROJECT DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM MY PERSONAL JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY DURING THE AFTERMATH OF THE EASTER ATTACKS IN SRI LANKA. VEILING MY FACE FROM 2017 TO 2019 DUE TO RELIGIOUS REASONS, I EXPERIENCED A UNIQUE BLEND OF VISIBILITY AND ANONYMITY. THE EASTER ATTACKS IN SRI LANKA LED TO THE BANNING OF VEILS, INCLUDING THE ONE I WORE. THIS FORCED EXPOSURE PROMPTED ME TO CREATE VARIOUS PERSONAS AS COPING MECHANISMS. INITIALLY, I MAINTAINED A SINGULAR PERSONA FOR NAVIGATING WITHOUT JUDGMENT, BUT POST-BAN, I CONSTRUCTED MULTIPLE CHARACTERS TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT CONTEXTS.