‘The Cult of Beauty’ at Wellcome Collection in London goes more than skin-deep to explore the history, science and business of what makes us beautiful.
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00:19 The pursuit of beauty can certainly be harmful, which is why it's so important also as a public institution to encourage our visitors to make informed decisions around beauty.
00:37 We're in no way placing judgement again on any procedures people might want to pursue for whatever reason.
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00:56 Beauty absolutely can be a really powerful source for community building, for togetherness.
01:04 We look into how hair, a hairstyle is so powerful to bring generations together who've never met each other, who might have lived in different places, to feel a sense of connectedness to your ancestors, to your community.
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01:31 We have an installation called Mirror, Mirror on the Wall by Excessive Aesthetic looking into how public, semi-public private spaces like a nightclub bathroom could be a place you start opening up conversations with strangers around beauty.
01:48 And I think that is a form of inclusivity and diversity. I think we often talk about it on a really formal level, but ultimately it's building these human relationships and kinships that really bring us together.
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