In 2007, Antoine went to Burkina Faso to stay in a small village. He came back with more than 300 portraits. He then went on to do series in China and India, followed by Mali. Sitting on a chair in a white fabric tent, the subject stands out against a black background whilst Antoine Schneck, invisible, operates from the outside, a hole in the fabric with space for his camera lens. Detached from their bodies, without any accessories, these faces have the brute, expressive strength of a mask with a human dimension.