My creative partner and I started this project being completely ourselves, but as we've gotten more visibility, we've each developed these public personas that feel safer but less honest. We're making creative decisions based on what our 'characters' would do rather than what we actually believe, and our work is starting to feel hollow.
More people experience this than they realize.
The safety of performing polished public selves is diminishing the creative authenticity that made the partnership valuable.
“Where Are You with Masks and personas we wear?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.