The Paradox of Comparison by Faith Higgins

I completed this piece in my sophomore year of undergrad at the university of the arts. During this time, Covid had not yet hit, but one thing has always remained true for me. I’m an artist who uses art to process my own thoughts and feelings. At this time in my life, I found myself stuck in the false ideology that to be worth someone’s time, I had to shrink myself down. I had to look and act like everyone else. Thus, began the dangerous game of constant self-comparison, between myself and every girl who seemed to “fit” the beauty standard. I made this piece to process those feelings and to normalize this experience.