BORN AGAIN

Humans recreating their looks

Post-Time: 02:42:11pm on 29-08-19

The western culture has influenced our way of thinking, our daily lives, values and beliefs.

A permed hair, sleek buns, corporate wears, are some of the influences from the colonial era. Cosmetology has increased in the past 10 years significantly such that 4 in every 10 people born in the 80’s have had different ways of artificially improvise their looks.

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Born Again seeks to explore a shop in Ikeja that provides the services of Body modification like Pink Lips, Tattoo drawings, Body piercings.

The story shows the pain/pleasure seen in the process of getting artificial enhancements either Influenced by a need to look like their favorite artiste, a request from a loved one or childhood longing. Despite the risk involved in getting diseases from untreated equipments; the community sees people on a daily basis who show interest in it.