How Comfortable Are You In Your Body?
The reason behind my project is to address the issue of body dysmorphia. Many people, whether due to social norms, social media, or outside influences, develop deep insecurities about their bodies. We’ve seen cases of children wanting nose jobs and plastic surgery at young ages, even before they’ve fully grown into their bodies. Trends like looksmaxxing push young men to damage their bodies in pursuit of unrealistic beauty standards. Even in the gym, some people turn to steroids just to meet a certain ideal.
A lot of people feel uncomfortable in their own skin, but they also feel isolated; like they’re the only ones struggling with these feelings. One of the main reasons for my project is to let people know they’re not alone. Even the people we think have "ideal" bodies might feel insecure too. While having a healthy body is important, what truly matters is how you feel inside. When you feel good, you’ll look and carry yourself with confidence. I connect my project to Freedom Trash Can and War on Smog. I couldn’t relate my work to many other readings since they focused on different topics, but these two stood out because of their overall message and interactive nature.
Freedom Trash Can protested the sexual objectification of women by having feminists throw bras and girdles into a bin, creating a counter-spectacle to challenge society’s beauty standards "Protesting the sexual objectification of women, they tossed bras and girdles into a 'Freedom Trash Can,' creating a counter-spectacle to challenge normative societal ideals of women’s fashion and beauty. These new feminists were of course trashing some of the same symbols of traditional womanhood mobilized by their sisters half a century before." This movement raised awareness about the over-sexualization of women, which relates to body dysmorphia and the unrealistic pressures placed on people’s appearances; something connected to my project.
War on Smog, on the other hand, stood out to me for its interactivity and use of its environment, similar to how I got people to engage with my poster. The project was creative in how it blended art and activism "The 'war,' which aimed to bring attention to air quality in the city, was fought by a couple being wed in formal marriage attire and gas masks, a parade of tutu-clad women, likewise in gas masks, and other artistic performers. Mixing a street protest with an art piece was a stroke of brilliance." Like War on Smog, my project isn’t just about spreading awareness, it’s about getting people involved and making them reflect on their own experiences.
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