On Fleek Beauty Parlor
Materials: Found wood, handmade furniture, mirrors, an example book, and miscellaneous household objects

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On Fleek Beauty Parlor is an installation that examines modern-day beauty and body image standards. It aims to provoke conversation around how accessible—and expected—body and hair alterations have become across all ages and backgrounds. The piece highlights the pressure placed on women to modify their natural appearance in pursuit of socially accepted ideals.

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The installation features handmade salon furniture crafted by the artist from found wood, along with mirrors, an example book displaying plastic surgeries gone wrong, and an array of miscellaneous objects that symbolize media influence and societal standards of beauty. Many of these objects reference the harmful chemicals and procedures—both literal and symbolic—that women are often exposed to or undergo in order to align with these expectations.

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Through exaggerated and satirical elements, On Fleek Beauty Parlor reflects on the extreme lengths women go to for the sake of acceptance, desirability, and self-worth. It challenges the notion that natural beauty is inadequate and critiques the ever-shifting, often dangerous beauty ideals perpetuated by media, marketing, and cultural norms.

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👉 [Read my full thesis on this project below.]

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