Visual Equations

It took me a while to come up with a concept for this project. I wanted to steer clear of the obvious opposites such as black/white or male/female so I thought hard about how I could interpret the brief. I came across an interesting article about beauty traditions around the world and I really took at interest to it. The idea of how beauty can be in the eye of the beholder is highlighted by various cultures. I decided to base my series on western beauty vs. those around the world. I found many visions of beauty that to me felt strange, for example the Maori tribe consider a tattooed bottom lip and chin to be the epitome of beauty. However when I looked into Western beauty I found it just as shocking. It was really interesting to research our unusual conceptions of beauty.