Persona examines identity as a layered, shifting construct. Using fabric and shadow, the installation mirrors how we perform versions of ourselves, both in real life and on social media. It invites viewers to question the authenticity of their “masks” and reflect on how personal truth is shaped by others.

1. General View: From Distance Observed from a distance, the installation presents a tapestry of overlapping shadows, where individual figures and personas blend into a collective whole. This viewpoint highlights the interconnected nature of identity, suggesting that individual selves are embedded within a larger, shared framework of influence and mutual shaping

2. Multilayered Projection: Self and Others Side the installation, participants experience an intimate engagement with their own shadows alongside those of others, symbolizing the tension between personal and collective identity. This perspective underscores the fluid boundaries between self-perception and external influence, hinting at the ways personal identity evolves in response to others

3. Wall Projection: Public Facade This public facade represents the way we curate and present our identities to others, emphasizing the external shaping of the "authentic" self as a construct influenced by unseen, interconnected forces. Beyond individual identity, this large-scale projection also speaks to the collective facade within contemporary societies, where shared narratives, societal roles, and cultural communal performance, reflecting the shared values, pressures, and ideals that society impresses upon its members

Credits: 

This project was developed at Elisava Barcelona School of Design and Engineering (UVic-UCC) during the 2024–25 Master in Ephemeral Architecture and Temporary Spaces (MEATS), within the Grau en Disseny i Innovació program. 
It was guided by professors Toni Montes, Xavier Bayona, Lina Bautista, Citlali Hernandez and Roger Paez. 
It was created collaboratively by the class, including Gwendolyn Ackermann, Yi An, Ilia Bempi, Julia Blanch, Sofia Burin, Enrico Carnielli, Valeria Checa, Carmen Clotet, Catalina Codino, Francisco Coloma, Irina Edo, Angela Escudero, Tania Lakkis, Ester Mas, Stuart Medcalf, Lea Naim, Laura Norte, Gabriella Nucara, Carla Olivares, Raquel Quintana, Beatrice Rancati, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Vicente Rojas, Carlota Tomba, Eva Stamatiou, Victoria Vera and Stefania Zanetti.
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