Skinned

Under the bright lights of a television set, a show promises to fix bodies and erase imperfections. The host reassures with kindness. The words are gentle and comforting, sketching the idea of a beauty to be achieved, a body to be corrected. Gradually, behind the polished discourse, another reality emerges: that of invisible injunctions, of bodies observed, measured, transformed.

• beauty
• beauty standards
• social critique