Too Much Face 2026

Inspired by personal experiences and observations of the way people scrutinise their features, I wanted to explore the contrast between how we see ourselves and how others see us.
Through a series of 5 comedic portraits, I exaggerate facial features to create images that are playful, absurd, and almost cartoon-like. Photographing up close with unusual perspectives, and digital manipulation, I transform ordinary features into something disproportionate and unexpected. The intention is to make the viewer laugh at the ridiculousness of the images, before encouraging them to consider why these distortions feel strangely familiar.
Beneath the humour, this series explores the pressure to look a certain way and the tendency to focus on details of our appearance that others may barely notice. I am interested in how something seemingly insignificant can become an overwhelming insecurity when we repeatedly scrutinise ourselves. By making these perceived imperfections physically exaggerated, I aim to visualise the disproportionate importance we can assign to them.

Ultimately, Too Much Face questions our ideas of beauty and self-perception. I want viewers to move beyond the initial humour and reflect on their own relationship with appearance, recognising how harshly we can judge ourselves. This series invites us to laugh at the absurdity of these imagined flaws, while considering the importance of approaching ourselves and others with greater understanding and compassion.