Concept_
With this project, I want to express the “aesthetic gaze” and the consequent “beauty anxiety”. Photography has always been a way to capture the beauty. But sometimes, photo is no longer a record of beauty but a source of anxiety. When we go to social media platforms, we can often find the home page filled with beautiful, well-groomed, and delicate pictures of similar styles. At the same time, many people also fall into anxiety and self-doubt because of the judgment from others. I want to emphasize that when beauty becomes a burden and a yoke, bringing anxiety, self-doubt, staring and confrontation, it is time to stop and think about the true meaning of beauty.
Design_
I plan to arrange the photo part as a delicate picture, while the collage half shows the deformity and unpleasantness behind the beautiful photos.
I thought of several oppositions: Necklace- Chains
Good-looking clothes – hanger-made cage
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For the manipulating part, I plan to use overall black-and-white with certain kind of color to showcase the sense of broken lens and the sharp contrast between perfect appearance and suffering behind it.