While some cling to traditional values, others seek to avail themselves of every technological advance that might lead to happiness. Physical perfection is now as close as the nearest plastic surgeon. New York-based photographer Marc Erwin Babej reflects how exacting the criteria of ideal beauty have become.
Babej (1970- ), Marc Erwin Mask of Perfection Portfolio, 2014 photography, archival pigment prints
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