Faceless

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Faceless is a project inspired by Jerzy Lewczyński’s 1959 work Unknown, in which he portrays a figure at work, with their face obscured by a shovel—representing the individual's insignificance. Though this person is essential to the task, they are not recognized as an individual. The themes of anonymity, invisibility, and the paradox of being crucial to the process while remaining unnoticed resonated deeply with me.

Inspired by Lewczyński’s photograph, I observed how timeless this phenomenon is. Today, we can easily apply it to modern professions. We are no longer just workers—we’ve become resources, numbers in a system. While our contribution is essential to ensure the job gets done, we, as individuals, lose our significance in this relentless cycle.

I discovered Jerzy Lewczyński's work through his correspondence with Zdzisław Beksiński, another artist who began his creative journey in photography. This connection between two influential figures has profoundly shaped my own exploration of the facelessness we experience in contemporary work culture.

Faceless consists of four photographs, each depicting people without faces—symbolizing our depersonalized existence in the workforce.