Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger depicts how a woman struggles to be herself when society expects her to wear a mask. The female figures spiral inward, drawing viewers into a confusing journey of reclaiming who they are. Each paper layer is intentionally crumpled, and the creases symbolize the distortions women endure, which bend and shape us but can’t strip away our essence.

Echoing Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth, I expose how social beauty standards that mould our perceptions are political weapons against female autonomy. Alongside, a mannequin stands rigid and flawless, embodying an impossible ideal of polished lifelessness. This figure contrasts sharply with the spiralling women, who pulse with movement, resilience, and raw complexity. The spirals mimic the psychological descent into self-doubt that beauty standards provoke; their movement captures the will for freedom. This piece is a tribute to the messy, layered process of growth and the courage to reject perfection for authenticity.