# Masquerade / the Illusion of Oneself  #2

> As of Nov 5, 2026, Masquerade / the Illusion of Oneself #2 has no recorded sale.

- Page: https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/makersplace-2a46/18026
- Collection: [MakersPlace](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/makersplace-2a46.md)
- Token ID: [18026](https://etherscan.io/nft/0x2a46f2ffd99e19a89476e2f62270e0a35bbf0756/18026)
- Contract: [0x2a46f2ffd99e19a89476e2f62270e0a35bbf0756](https://etherscan.io/address/0x2a46f2ffd99e19a89476e2f62270e0a35bbf0756) (ERC-721)
- Owner: [0x5e8887153265e5bdb09da5327088b18936bc9df6](https://www.gondi.xyz/0x5e8887153265e5bdb09da5327088b18936bc9df6)
- Image: https://i2c.seadn.io/ethereum/0x2d9e5de7d36f3830c010a28b29b3bdf5ca73198e/14ea01f6f7094963564af5f5f055a8/1914ea01f6f7094963564af5f5f055a8.gif?w=1000

## Description

In 2011, I began to work on what I call now "Masquerade, the Illusion of Oneself", a photo series questioning our existences, identities and the ego in general. I've found in face painting a nice way to practice both drawing/painting and portrait photography. I worked on this around 5 years, painted and photographed more than 300 persons from about 50 different countries. If my intention was to show, through grotesque make-up, the fake and superficial aspect of our contemporary society, based on image and appearance, with TV, magazines and social networks, I was also trying to reach behind the masks and the surfaces/faces, the true essence of humankind.

Data from GONDI (https://www.gondi.xyz), Nov 5, 2026.