Last night before Paris’ Nuit Blanche (an artistic event that lasts all night once a year) Lala Drona posted a behind the scenes look at the preparation for her performance “Don’t Retouch This.”
Internet Drones everywhere started buzzing and met up with Lala later that night for the debut of the artistic campaign. She was spotted around Paris asking passer-byes to hold a sign saying “don’t retouch this” over a part of their body they didn’t think was perfect. The idea was to denounce the unobtainable ideal of perfection the media sells…and to accept ourselves the way we are.
Critics noticed that Lala held the sign in front of her chest almost the entire night. “Lala has been struggling with the idea of perfection in our society since her breast reconstruction. This is a part of her journey to self-acceptance,” states Kit Feller, New York art critic.
Onlookers were surprised and animated by the performance. “I want to do this with my friends,” said Florence Sibot, an onlooker at the Nuit Blanche. “I think she is might be starting a movement here.” Since last night’s performance, 20 documented #dontretouchthis videos have been published online. A good start for the campaign.
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