To begin divesting from beauty culture, we must examine our own attitudes, habits, purchases, and pressingly, where we direct our attention.”

“I think the lesson from Korea’s toxic beauty culture is that without the millions who buy into narrowing beauty ideals, the system can’t survive. There is revolutionary potential in not linking outward appearance to a woman’s value.

The painting is beautiful because of its essence: the way it makes you feel, what it has to say, some unknown something about it and yes, in part, its aesthetic. Beauty is a culmination of all these things. And that can’t be standardised.”

The beauty our souls crave is far richer, far more idiosyncratic and varied - not simply the stuff on the surface. When you see a beautiful painting, you don’t just admire its canvas, right? The beauty isn’t in the rectangular shape or sharp edges of its form.