The Essence of Beauty

The Essence of Beauty gives voice to 'ordinary' women, female and non-binary identifying individuals from different ethnic, socio-economic, and cultural backgrounds, people with disabilities and visual differences. It aims to expand our understanding of beauty and explore what we value in ourselves and others. Each portrait is an observation and contemplation. An attempt to outwardly express an internal narrative, to amplify the voice of the subject. Through the prism of my own experience growing up in Eastern Europe, women’s beauty becomes a commodity at a time of political and economic restructuring. The project has become an exploration of the psyche of women and the issues of self-perception and self-discovery – what they consider empowers them, what drives their resilience and their success.