Between Smudge and Line

Becoming a Woman - from "chaos" to "maturity" is a true visual metaphor for growing up.

The series is based on video screenshots reimagined as independent photographs. It was important to me to capture individual moments from the movement, transforming the flow into a frozen image.

These shots exist on the border between film and photography, between documentary and staged, and it is in this liminal state that their power is born. This series of diptychs tells the story of a woman's coming of age through the symbolism of red lipstick.

The first shots show chaos - smeared marks on her face, the embodiment of youth, her first experiments with makeup, and the desire to be striking and noticeable. As the series progresses, the brushstrokes become more precise, and the woman's image gains confidence, strength, and sensuality. In the finale, we see a mature woman who no longer needs excess: her strength lies in moderation, experience, and knowledge.

The diptychs allow us to capture transitional states - the tension between moments, the search for identity, the balance between inner and outer image.