Created entirely with cosmetics on a wooden panel, this work transforms materials associated with beauty into a medium for questioning identity and social control.
The figure is tightly bound by glossy red ribbons that symbolize the standards and ideals imposed by society. What first appears decorative gradually reveals itself as a mechanism of restraint, restricting movement and concealing individuality. The face disappears, leaving only an anonymous presence shaped by external expectations rather than personal identity.
By using cosmetics—objects commonly associated with self-expression and enhancement—the work exposes the paradox of beauty as both empowerment and regulation. The figure becomes a visual metaphor for the invisible pressures that shape the persona, revealing how social norms can quietly confine the self while appearing attractive and desirable.
