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ลำดับตอนที่ #102 : Where beauty knows no bounds
For photographer Mihaela Noroc, connecting with people (and more
specifically, women) is the most important part of travelling. With her blog The Atlas of Beauty, Noroc
photographs women around the world, capturing beauty in all its different
forms.
“Often, The Atlas of Beauty will
take me back to a country I had visited before the project began,” Noroc
said. “But my second visit is always totally different. I am not a tourist
anymore. Through my work, I have the chance to talk with dozens of people and
discover a deeper view of that country.”
Noroc has found that by
understanding what is perceived as beautiful in a certain place, she can better
understand its customs and culture. “In many ex-communist countries, for
example, where cities are dominated by grey buildings and boulevards, women tend to
cultivate their
beauty in a very colourful way,” Noroc said. “They use a lot of make-up and
powerful colours in their outfits.”
In India, Noroc finds that the perception of beauty mirrors the
country’s lively and somewhat frenetic atmosphere, where traditional attire is embellished with elaborate patterns and colours. “Most of the roads
are dominated by chaotic traffic,” Noroc said, “but when you see a woman
dressed in sari with henna
drawings on her hands, everything seems to be in the right spot.” By contrast,
Noroc said that Western women tend to favour minimalism and simplicity,
reflecting their “more organised” way of life.
It is through the intimacy of her
photography that Noroc is able to uncover certain subtleties of different
cultures – even if those cultures are almost entirely unknown to the rest of
the world. “North Korean women are living in total isolation, so they are not
familiar with global trends,” she said. “But they have a passion for high heels
and usually wear classic outfits, always accompanied by a pin on their chest
representing one of the country's leaders,” Noroc recalled.
Regardless
of outfit choices, the true meaning of Noroc’s photography is more than skin
deep. “My project is not just about outer beauty,” she said. “Through my
photos, I try to capture that feeling of warmth and serenity that expresses the inner beauty of
every woman.”
In a time of political divide in many parts of the planet, Noroc
hopes that her work will be one small step towards finding something that will
bring us all together. “The women in my photos are different in many ways, but
so similar in others. We are all humans and there is something beyond ethnicity, religion or
social status that connects us.”
Boulevards (n.)
a wide road in a city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre
cultivate
(v,)
to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particularcrop:
to try to
develop and improve something
If you cultivate a relationship, you make a special effort to
establish and develop it, because you think it
might be usefulto you:
frenetic (adj.)
involving a lot of excited movement or activity:
attire (n.)
clothes, especially of a particular or formal type:
embellished (v.)
to make something more beautiful or interesting by addingsomething to it:
elaborate (adj.)
containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts:
(v.)
to add more information to or explain something that you have said:
henna (n.)
a reddish-brown dye,
used mainly for changing the colour of
the hair and skin
intimacy (n.)
a situation in which you have a close friendship or sexualrelationship with someone:
things that are said or done only by peoplewho
have a close relationship with each other:
serenity (Adj.)
peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:
ethnicity
(n.)
a large group of people who have the same national, racial, or cultural origins, or the state of belonging to such a group:
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