Maria Mussova, the author of the documentary photo project "Mapping", decided to investigate how a person's self-perception changes when he puts on a national costume. How does he feel about it? And how does the viewer's perception of the hero change in a casual way and in a suit that fell out of everyday life almost a hundred years ago? What has the national costume turned into in the XXI century?
To answer these questions, Maria found people in whose wardrobe, for one reason or another, there is a fasche — a national Circassian costume. Moreover, the photographer deliberately avoided wedding and dance outfits, because this is a completely different story.
The photo project "Mapping" consists of 22 diptychs in which the characters appear in their everyday clothes and in national costume. And their direct speech is the answer to a simple question about how they feel when wearing a full face.
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Azamat, 35 years old, entrepreneur
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Alan, 29 years old, entrepreneur
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Anan, 32 years old, employee
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Asiyat, 20 years old, choreographer
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Astemir, 24, journalist
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Vael, 28 years old, cook
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Dana, 22 years old, student
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Diana, 19 years old, student
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Elena, 26 years old, fashion designer
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Zhanna, 20 years old, student
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Zalina, 28 years old, journalist
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Ilyas, 25 years old, dentist
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Cantemir, 23 years old, student
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Liana, 22, economist
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Lina, 24, historian
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Marianne, 23, economist
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Marina, 23 years old, journalist
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Murat, 35 years old, graphic designer
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Renat, 32 years old, saddler
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Ruslan, 29 years old, entrepreneur
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume
Suzanne, 21, student
Mapping the Caucasus: how a person changes when he puts on a national costume