Cross-digital techniques
Variable sizes
2021—2023
The DIGITAL DYSMORPHÍA SERIES highlights the increasingly widespread phenomenon of dysmorphophobia — now recognized as a psychological disorder. This condition is fueled primarily by the pursuit of "perfection" that dominates social networks, where curated digital images often evolve into unhealthy obsessions, distorting the positive self-image. In this new territory of reality distortion, technology reshapes the way we perceive ourselves — our identities, attitudes, and behaviors. The flood of digitally manipulated, unrealistic imagery infiltrating daily life erodes self-confidence, altering how individuals function both socially and professionally. Cosmetic surgery, for some, becomes a tool to emulate filtered versions of themselves —fantasized ideals that drift ever farther from reality — attempting to match these fictitious representations results in a profound dissonance between perception and reality. DIGITAL DYSMORPHÍA imposes inaccessible beauty standards, driving people into a relentless, often dangerous pursuit of perfection. The physical body, integral to our identity and rooted in genetic legacy, becomes a battleground for self-worth and societal validation. Body identity development is inextricably linked to the evolution of self-identity. To accept that the body might serve as a receptacle for human consciousness is to embrace the concept of multi-identities — fluid, plural, and evolving. If, in the future, consciousness can be relocated into a new body—whether naturally born, altered, or artificially constructed — then the same principle could be extended to artificial intelligence. This philosophical leap raises a fundamental question: What does it truly mean to be human?
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