In a world where beauty ideals are constantly shifting, thinness is often celebrated—until it isn’t. This photographic project confronts the paradoxical and often harmful standards imposed on women’s bodies, particularly those who fall on the slender end of the spectrum.
Through a series of visual works, I document and interpret real phrases directed at me over the years—remarks like “Skin and bones!”, “Your face is sunken”, “Get tested! Something is clearly wrong with you!”, "You should wear oversize clothes to hide your body", “You’d be beautiful if you gained weight.”, etc. Each image is a reflection of these unsolicited comments, which reduce a person’s appearance to a subject of public discussion and criticism.
This project is not just about being thin—it’s about being scrutinized, misunderstood, and body-shamed. It’s about the emotional toll of constantly being told how to exist, how to look, and how to change.
By bringing these statements out of the shadows of memory and into visual form, I aim to shed light on a rarely acknowledged side of body shaming. I invite viewers to question the toxic narratives we’ve internalized about beauty, and to see individuality—rather than conformity—as the most authentic expression of self.
Ultimately, this work is a reclaiming of voice, body, and identity. It is a reminder that every body tells a different story, and every woman holds a unique truth worth seeing and honouring.
Thin.Not.Beautiful #4
Thin.Not.Beautiful #2
Thin.Not.Beautiful #7
Thin.Not.Beautiful #8
Thin.Not.Beautiful #9
Thin.Not.Beautiful #10
Thin.Not.Beautiful #3
Thin.Not.Beautiful #6
Thin.Not.Beautiful #12
Thin.Not.Beautiful #5
Thin.Not.Beautiful #11
Thin.Not.Beautiful #1
Thin.Not.Beautiful #13
Thin.Not.Beautiful #14
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AWARDS
FORM Photo Award 2025, Longlisted
DongGang International Photo Festival 2025, South Korea, Finalist
FotoSlovo 2025, Honorable Mention
LoosenArt, Resonance of Self, 2025, Finalist
EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
Experimental Photo Festival (Solo exhibition), Barcelona, Spain, June-July 2026
The Billboard Creative's 12th Annual exhibition, Los Angeles, USA, April-May 2026
Lavra Gallery, Kyiv Art Market 2026, Ukraine, May 2026
In This Body I Am, Intellias Art Point, Lviv, Ukraine, January - February 2026
International Photo Festival 2025, DongGang Museum of Photography, South Korea, August - September 2025
In This Body I Am, FRINGE Warsaw, Poland, September 2025
FotoArte Barcelona, Centre Civic Barceloneta, October - November 2025
Art Market Budapest, MTK Sportcenter, Budapest, Hungary, October 2025
Lavra Gallery, Kyiv Art Market 2025, Ukraine, October 2025
Millepiani Gallery, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy, 2025
Lviv Art Center, 12.Рік у Фокусі, Ukraine, 2025
Trieste Photo Days Festival, Trieste, Italy, 2025
TRIP Festival, Paper Messages, by FaivOfficinaCollage, Turin, Italy, October 2025
PUBLICATIONS & FEATURES
DerGreif, Issue #18, by Hank Willis Thomas
LoosenArt, Resonance of Self, Italy
Dong Gang International Photo Festival Catalog, Museum Project, South Korea
Superpresent, A Magazine of the Arts, Summer 2025 issue, Volume 5, Number 3
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Texas (USA), Paris (France), Nurnberg (Germany), Madrid (Spain), NY (USA), Japan