Achieving An Aesthetic
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In a world where one is surrounded by images, such as the posts on a popular social media platform or bold billboard advertisements, who wouldn't want to figure out their own image? To discover their identity, personal and unique to only them? An identity that they can not only seek comfort in, but can radiate confidence from?
Our visual, our image, our identity, is something we mould using our hands. It is within our control. However, in an attempt to achieve her aesthetic, to discover her identity, Darya Samuels lost all her control.
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