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I see life as a play in a big theatre and each of us as a character who is playing different roles or persona. The concept of formless and shapeless consciousness was introduced to me when I was taking a philosophy class in 2006 in an effort to investigate the subject of identity.

The blurring faces become a transformational state (or process) of creating a new persona by playing a certain role. One's persona is constantly changing and it does not have any solid form or shape - just as our consciousness has no form or shape. In the Blurring series, the blurring faces are derived from the formless and constantly changing property of our ego creating a new identity. It is a moment when a new identity is forming and at the same time the old identity is being lost. The blurring faces put the definitive permanent identities to an end.

In the video, Blurring Performers, the rock band members who have very laid back personalities develop their stage persona. When they are performing, their persona is nothing but laidback. The carrot cutting performance of a woman's stereotypical perpetual role in the kitchen also is one of the personae that she plays out of many roles in her life. Also, the professor's discourse on the identity itself is a performance as a philosopher in the classroom.

Blurring Performers, three channel video projection, 12 min 52 sec
As each video panel progresses, the character's head becomes blurred in and out at different times.

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