A Girl #3

‘A Girl #3’, 2019, from the series 'ABD: Artificial Beauty Disorder’, Narelle Delle Baite, Australia

‘A Girl #3’, 2019, from the series 'ABD: Artificial Beauty Disorder’, Narelle Delle Baite, Australia

 

The Female Identity

This image forms a part of a series concerned with the promotion of beauty which is disempowering Western women. Digitally manipulated, this portrait of a girl is placed within the unsettling familiarity of the dinner setting.

The dinner plate sets the subtle barbaric tone for this image, symbolising a social setting where ideas and discussions are expressed. The setting of the dinner plate symbolises a community and consumption.

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“Invisibility leading to fantasy”, the significance of the ear illustrates the ‘seen but not heard’ view of females, supported in Western societies. Women without their voices heard are at risk of further manipulation - the inversion of the image illustrates this distortion of female identity.