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Today’s featured work, [Front & Back], was created based on the core theories of the sociologist Erving Goffman: "The Presentation of Self" and the concepts of "Front/Back Stage." Goffman viewed social life as a theater performance. People perform a perfect version of themselves in the "Front Stage" where they are seen by others, but only in the "Back Stage," where there is no audience, do they take off their masks and reveal their true existence. This project visualizes the psychological labor modern individuals must endure to maintain their roles by contrasting the glamor of the stage with the solitude of the dressing room.
The line "Playing perfect under lights, Front Stage!" in the lyrics sings of the curated self demanded by society. Furthermore, the exclamation "Crashing down behind the scene, Back Stage!" honestly expresses the isolation and fatigue hidden behind the glamorous image.
A time that begins only after the bright stage lights fade. Following the gaze of the designer as she sheds her perfect persona to return to "me," I hope you enjoy a time of pleasant contemplation as you step away from the gaze of others and face your true self.

Original Audio-Visual Project by Acity
Directed & Edited by Acity
Music: Produced by Acityartmedia
Lyricist: Acity

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Transcript
00:11On the stage
00:15Behind the glass
00:18How long will this sack last?
00:36Spotlights hit a practice posture locked right into place
00:40Sequin jacket catching cheers and eyes across space
00:44Out front on the center floor I play the queen they need
00:48Cool curtain drops I slump down on cool concrete to bleed
00:52They praise the flawless show I give
00:55The glow that never dies while back here on the dressing floor
00:59My rubber starts to rise
01:02Shot perfection drawn among the lines
01:07Stripping off the mask in my own time
01:11Sequin jacket perfecting all the shine
01:14Behind the polished back keeping what is mine
01:19Playing perfect in the lights
01:21Front stage crashing down behind the seat
01:25Back stage playing perfect in the
01:29Last front stage
01:32We'll be breathing hidden right behind the image page
01:36Pulling down my hoodie low as the bright lights lead to grey
01:40I step out of the character
01:42I'll find myself today
01:50I'll find myself today
01:53I'll find myself today
01:54Script pages holding back the strain
01:57Laboring in dark corners
01:59Laboring in dark corners just to build their pleasure
02:00Paying me a part of the phantom in the mirror
02:03Is a ghost I made to sell
02:05Only calloused hands on cold ties
02:07Prove I'm alive and well
02:09Dropping the demanding rule
02:12They force me to maintain
02:14Finding self and shelter
02:16No watching eyes remain
02:19Perfection drawn up on the line
02:22Stripping off the mask in my own time
02:27Sequin jacket perfecting all the shine
02:29Behind the shine
02:29Behind the poster
02:32Behind the poster
02:32Keep that what is mine
02:33Behind the curtain
02:34Playing perfect in the lights
02:37Front stage rushing down behind the scene
02:41Back stage playing perfect in the lights
02:46Front stage
02:47Heavy breathing
02:48Hidden right behind the image page
02:51Pulling down my hoodie low as the bright lights lead to grey
02:55I step out of the character
02:58And find myself today
03:00On the stage
03:03A flawless show
03:05For them to see
03:07Behind the scene
03:09The raw truth waiting just for me
03:15I am not
03:18Just the shiny roller
03:21I am
03:22The exhausted soul
03:31Pull the down
03:33Playing perfect in the lights
03:35Front stage
03:37Crushing down behind the scene
03:39Back stage
03:41Made perfect in the lights
03:44Front stage
03:45Made perfect in the lights
03:45Front stage
03:46Heavy breathing
03:47Hidden right behind the image page
03:50Pulling down my hoodie low as the bright lights lead to grey
03:54I step out of the character
03:56And find myself today
04:04Front and back
04:05The show
04:07Is finally over
04:10Front and back
04:11No more act
04:15No more act
04:15Just me
04:18Just me
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