THIS IS A PORTRAIT OF MY DEAR FRIEND FISH.  FISH IS A REGULAR AT THE BAR WHERE I WORK, AND I'VE TALKED TO HIM FOR THOUSANDS OF HOURS ABOUT MUSIC OVER THE YEAR.  I ASKED HIM TO BE PART OF MY MASKING SERIES.  THIS PIECE INVESTIGATES DIGITAL MASKING.  I FIRST COMPLETED A LARGE SCALE PORTRAIT (57" X 91") OF HIM, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I THEN USED THE ORIGINAL SOURCE PHOTO AND RAN IT THROUGH A FEW PHOTO FILTERS THAT I FOUND ONLINE.  I THEN CREATED ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF THE FILTERED PHOTO, WHICH I CALLED CATFISH.  FOR THE FINAL DISPLAY, I BUILT A VALENCE BOX AND HID A REMOTE-CONTROLLED MOTOR TO WHICH CATFISH IS CONNECTED.  WHEN I HIT A BUTTON, THE CATFISH LOWERS IN FRONT OF FISH, MIMICKING A FACE-CHANGING APP.