Have you heard about the story of a tree who loved men so deeply, that it wanted to be like them, to resemble them. So it wore a mask, because, as another tree told him, every man wears a mask in front of others. "The mask is essential" -the other tree persisted. "Yes, but how can they see my true self?". "I'm telling you, everyone wears it, but a small group of weird individuals. If you want to conform, here is the mask!". The tree wanted to be like men, it wanted to be noticed, it wanted to conform". Do you want to conform? Is the mask the only way to be noticed?

When do you wear a mask?

 

A street art installation in Baden Baden, Germany.