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“This was a new skill she’d acquired, the ability to look, to the outside world, utterly serene and even cheerful, while, in her skull, all was chaos.” – Dave Eggers, The Circle.
Paris-based photographer Danielle Voirin travels the world and documents her experiences in photographs. She takes street photography and photojournalism a shade beyond even art, to the level of mysticism. You may see more of her work on her website DanielleVoirin.com, or her alt website, DaniVoirin.com.
I keep thinking about this photo… the ways we often hold the conflicting desires to be seen and not to be seen at the some time… who are we without our face — how much of our true identity “goes missing” if we don’t allow someone to see our eyes?
Who are we really hiding from when we cover our faces like this — others who might be looking, or ourselves, or…?