White Balance — Real Life
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What kind of representation makes you look less like yourself?
White Balance What kind of representation makes you look less like yourself? Leo Kim December 13, 2021 share Image: By Lara Minerva . Courtesy the artist. http://reallifemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/White-Balance.mp3 Full-text audio version of this essay. I open TikTok and make my way through its array of trending filters. One gives my face a peppering of light freckles, another transforms it into some sort of Halloween-themed pumpkin monster. After a bit of searching, I click the “Belle” filter, and my face changes once again. The contrast increases, reddening my cheeks and deepening th
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