BEAUTY/LOOK BACK
THE GAZE
Eye contact as confrontation. The power of being seen.
Every image in this series is a direct challenge.
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The Gaze was built around a single compositional rule: the subject always looks directly into the lens. No averted eyes. No soft, dreamy stares into the middle distance. Direct. Unflinching. Confrontational.
The Gaze
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In a culture that asks women especially to be decorative rather than present, to be looked at rather than to look — this is a radical act.
In a
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The make-up was designed to frame and amplify the eyes. Everything else was secondary. The eye is the weapon. The gaze is the statement.
The make-up
REDEFINE
Look back. Always look back.
CREDITS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jimmy Bollaerts
PHOTOGRAPHER
Studio INFÊCTED
MAKE-UP
Studio INFÊCTED
MODELS
INFÊCTED Collective