Farewell to the Body

APR. 2023 ISSUE - 19 Apr 2023

By PAP Magazine Editorial

Against saturated yellow and stark white, the body becomes pure surface—an object staged for inspection. Eye makeup in electric green and cyan blue cancels biological warmth, while sculptural gold hoops and quilted metallic outerwear transform skin into decorative plane. The human form persists, but its interior has already vanished.

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It's a project redefining the body as object within a yellow vacuum. Fluorescent green and cobalt blue eyeshadow, gold sculptural earrings, and quilted gold outerwear transform flesh into decoration and surface, expressing a state where human contours remain but inner warmth has departed.

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