A recent photo series by photographer Hannah Altman portrays
the “unflinching analysis of the standard for female beauty” in a piece titled
“And Everything Nice.” She portrays popular photos showing women with their
body fluids being replaced with glitter. These pictures include blood, tears,
and vomit replaced with glitter to portray the concept of girls invariably
needing to seem attractive regardless of the situation they’re in. The
intention of these photos is to represent the unreasonable female standard of
beauty. The sparkle in the photos stands out, compared to the grotesque nature
of the pictures. Altman created the series to raise questions and awareness of
the ridiculous standard and to quest the morality. Ever since its posting the
project gained over 130,000 likes in less than 24 hours. The photo series made
me question the standards held for females today. Altman skillfully shows the
beauty of glitter with the pain of perfection to make her piece effective.
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