To have imperfections

To be human is to have imperfections and to accept them with grace. Much of the time people are bombarded with opinions of what is perfect, articles and rules that tell people how to change themselves and create perfection based upon the beliefs of others. However I believe perfection is in the eye of the beholder, and the beholder that finds perfection is the one who loves every imperfection. An imperfection makes a person an individual, and also shapes the paths of human beings, such as a character flaw can change the entire outcome of a life or a story, but makes the character unique and special. It causes children and adults alike to make mistakes and learn to grow based on actions of the past.
The images that I chose to use in my project reflect this idea by showing the body of an older woman, who is still beautiful in her age, marked with stereotypical body “flaws” and how she should fix them. Behind her, the larger and younger face represents the common idea of model beauty, a thin face that is in the height of its youth, not yet marked by the lines of time and age. However, the older woman is still beautiful with her imperfections, her appearance is strong and marked with grace. The lettering on the side asks “Perfection?” to evoke thoughts of what is really and truly the meaning of the word, and if it is only skin deep.