MODIFIED BODIES
'ONE MUST ATTACK THE BODY’, ‘ ONE MUST ACCEPT ONE SELF’.
THESE ARE PRIMITIVE, ANCESTRAL, ANACHRONISTIC CONCEPTS.
WE THINK THAT THE SKY WILL FALL ON OUR HEADS IF WE TOUCH THE BODY. (1996; 91)
FOR THIS COLLECTION I WANTED TO DISTURB THE IDEA OF BEAUTY! WE AS A SOCIETY ARE ADDICTED TO BEAUTY THAT WE ARE WILLING TO GO TO
EXTREMES INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING OURSELVES! PEOPLE MODIFIY THEIR BODY WETHER BY GOING UNDER THE KNIFE (SURGERY), GYM (MUSCLES), FACELIFT AND TUMMY TUCKS.
AND SO I WANTED THE MODELS TO REPRESENT THE PAIN, BRUISING AND SWELLING OF THE BODY & FACE WHEN IT GOES UNDER EXTREM CHANGE.

CHANGING THE IDEA OF BEAUTY ONE STEP AT A TIME!
Written by Adiam Elias