"Read My Lips" is a photography project aimed to raise awareness on how social media negatively impacts our mental health.
There is multiple research which shows that social media is detrimental to one's mental health. Instagram, in particular, negatively affects millions of people, despite being one of the most popular social media apps.
Studies show that people get incredibly anxious about the number of likes they get via their posts. This anxiety gives rise to jealousy and lack of self-esteem.
Do you define your beauty and your own value by how many likes you get?
What is
"Beautiful"
How do you
define?
Imagine a teenage girl who is obsessed with and addicted to Instagram. She spends hours trying to find her best angle for her selfie to maximise the number of likes.
She eventually lost herself and her mind and had an eventual breakdown. She realised that none of this is real and none of the fans she has on her social media handle is loyal.
