Both exhibitions investigate the tension between surface and essence, between what is made visible and what remains concealed. Skinshape offers a sensorial journey that questions the skin as boundary, mask, and site of projection, while Alienare reveals the mechanisms through which we become social characters, losing touch with our intimate identity. Together, they delineate a territory of fragility and self-transformation, where perception, control, and vulnerability intersect, challenging the boundaries between inside and outside, authenticity and appearance. Skinshape is conceived as an audio-visual labyrinth that tests the viewer’s capacity for focus. Overlapping sounds paired with a curated selection of images overstimulate perception and can only be distinguished individually when they fully capture the listener’s attention. It is an exercise in disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with the inner self within a multisensory environment — and a reflection on how much control we actually hold over our own outer layer. The skin, though elastic, carries the fragility of a surface that can fracture. More than a covering, it is a cartography of identity, a shifting frontier between self and world. Under the gaze of others, it becomes a screen for projections of norms, desires, and expectations. At once protection and vulnerability, mask and expression, limit and extension, skin can both constrain and liberate, its exposure prompting us to question what is permitted, what is scandalous, what is beautiful, and what must remain hidden. Alienare seeks to unveil the tension between the visible persona and the hidden human presence that lingers behind it. In society, we each become a carefully crafted character—an adapted projection of what we believe we must embody. Carried by the longing for acceptance, we shape masks and play our roles, moving endlessly across an invisible stage. Yet behind this social construct lies the fragile truth of our identity, a truth that seldom emerges into the light. The gap between role and essence gives rise to a quiet alienation, a sense of estrangement from the self.