Ellis Faas - Identity revealed

By watching the video "Identity revealed" I found it very inspiring as it made me begin to see things in a completely different light. I feel that the message Ellis Faas is trying to put across is about what actually describes us as people because everyone is different.

Most people are not comfortable within themselves in some way or other so they are often hiding behind a mask and it could be to do with many different things, it could be that they wear make-up as they don't feel happy about their skin complexion. It could also be to do clothes as people often wear a specific type of clothing that they feel most comfortable in. It could be that someone may not be happy with their hair so they are always needing to wear a wig or have extensions put in. Also I feel sometimes people change their personalty due to their insecurities, for example, some people may project themselves as being a really loud, outgoing person but inside they might be very insecure and I believe the reason they do this is because they are trying to protect themselves from people being able to see their true insecurities. Or sometimes people can even be more critical of someone else who they might feel is better than them and I feel they probably do this to try and make themselves feel better about their insecurities.

I feel it is important for everyone to be able to project themselves as themselves and not as someone they feel people would like them to be or to hide behind a mask to cover up the person they are or their true feelings and insecurities. It's not that I feel everyone is the same because we are not, we are all individual but we all have special qualities that can be enjoyed and accepted if only we allow people to see them.

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The message Ellis Faas explains to us is..."since ancient times, humans have been using masks - in order to express power and authority; to feel self-confident; to stand out or to hide behind; to not be recognised and disappear into the masses. Not only by traditional masks, but also by disguising and ornamental elements such as clothing, jewellery, hair and make-up. But can one truly change one's identity, or is it merely a temporary transformation? And who or what defines someone's true identity? Is it the mask, is it the human being behind the mask, or maybe even the creator of the mask?"