The proportion of facial features that align with the Golden Ratio (Phi ≈ 1.618) is often associated with beauty. Clear skin and youthfulness—indicators of good health and reproductive potential. Bilateral body symmetry: a well-proportioned physique suggesting optimal genetic development.

But that’s just the surface. What, beyond that, is beauty?

This series explores questions about what makes a woman beautiful. On the surface, yes, there’s symmetry—but beyond that: is it quiet stoicism? Vibrant engagement? What about the expectations and cultural lenses that shape our views? What’s different? What’s the same?

At a basic level, women—no matter their region of the world—are connected by shared traditions of youth, womanhood, marriage, motherhood, aging, and the acquisition of wisdom. Women are nurturers, caregivers, supporters, pillars. 
 But what happens when they’re put on pedestals, viewed as objects, or controlled?

With this series, I wanted to showcase symmetrical beauty but introduce a forced tension: breaking the image with interruptions of inversion. For me, these inverted blocks represent inward reflection, as well as the building blocks of experience and ancestry.