Behind every mask there is a face, and behind that a story.
– Marty Rubin

I came up with the idea of this project long time ago in 2007, when I had visited Venice Carnival first time, and took the image, that later become the key of collection.

 
But it took to me  another 5 years to return and make some pictures.
And finally this year I came to Venice Carnival again especially for this project.

It is not about what you hide behind it. It’s all about what the mask allows you to reveal. Those intricate nuances of the personality that aren’t easily expressed in an everyday life, that truly raw inner self that is mostly incognito even from your own self.

If you are in New York, come visit New York Art Expo, and see these and more of my images in the booth #267