Annie Chen Ziyao
Ms. Meta Meta is a series of satirical videos made in the style of trendy online video tutorials led by my sassy social media alter ego Ms. Meta Meta. In this online virtual utopia, she establishes a new beauty standard that embraces visible flaws and questions long-held beauty standards. The work critiques modern-day consumerism and harmful global beauty standards by adopting the language of the beauty industry and its promises of perfection. The experience, overall, is a cyberfeminist, dream-like world where beauty standards have been upended and are replaced by new, irreverent, and playful ideals.
Annie Chen
BFA Design: 2025