It's not what you think
非你所思
2018
Video, 2 mins 7 secs
This video presents close views of my own torso and part of my face, emphasizing pores and skin texture that beauty culture often treats as flaws requiring correction.
By focusing on what is usually concealed or edited out, the work responds to the pressure to present the female body as smooth, controlled, and professionally managed.
This work is my refusal of the demand that every blemish or defect must be fixed through beauty products and services.
And through the few phrases spoken throughout the video, I also reject expectations of people who were assigned female at birth.
The phrases:
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Self-talk is fine
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Say no to unwanted touch
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Say yes to taking actions
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Bare lips’re great
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I’m more than my body parts
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Say “let me finish” when I get talked over
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Be unapologetic
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Eat all the chocolates I want
本影片呈現了我自身軀幹與部分面部的近距離影像，強調毛孔與肌膚紋理，這些在美容文化中常被視為需要修正的「瑕疵」。
透過聚焦那些通常被遮蔽或修飾掉的部分，作品回應了將女性身體呈現為光滑、可控且經過專業管理的壓力。
此作品是我對「每一個瑕疵或缺陷都必須透過美容產品與服務加以修復」這一要求的拒絕。
同時，透過影片中出現的幾句話語，我亦拒絕對於「出生時被指派為女性者」的各種期待。