avatar
An avatar is the digital portrait of the self entrusted to the vast internet, concealing the gap between ideal and real identity. It serves as a mask to perform a self conceived by cosmetic algorithms, yet evaporates the moment you log out. Under the guise of anonymity, it stages your craving for recognition on a pixelated theater. It flaunts the freedom to be anyone while enslaving you to perpetual customization. Ultimately, it is but a virtual copy of yourself crafted by someone else.