{"id":5988,"date":"2015-06-12T03:56:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T03:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2015-07-13T02:47:57","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T02:47:57","slug":"symmetrical-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/symmetrical-face","title":{"rendered":"This Is How You Would Look Like If Both Sides Of Your Face Were Symmetrical"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The results of this photographic experiment show that a symmetric face might not be suited for everyone.<\/p>\n<h2>A Digital Experiment<\/h2>\n<p>Beck\u2019s took a familiar setting, what he calls \u201cboring portraits,\u201d and added his special twist. There are two pictures of each person\u2019s face. They show both sides of the subject\u2019s face mirrored.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5990\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry1.jpg\" alt=\"symmetry1\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry1-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry1-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2014\/02\/symmetry1.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>A Clear Difference<\/h2>\n<p>At first, the photographer simply wanted to try something new. But he soon noticed that there was an \u201cemotional difference\u201d between the sides.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5991\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry9.jpg\" alt=\"symmetry9\" width=\"700\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry9.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry9-419x300.jpg 419w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry9-600x430.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2014\/02\/18\/perfectly-symmetrical-portraits-show-symmetrical-face-alway-beautiful\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Split Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cPeople sat for the portrait and thought they had only one unified expression,\u201d<\/em> Beck said. <em>\u201cBut the split image revealed that each side had its own subtle and distinct thoughts: one side <\/em>withdrawn<em>, the other awake and connected.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5992\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry4.jpg\" alt=\"symmetry4\" width=\"700\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry4-419x300.jpg 419w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry4-600x430.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2014\/02\/18\/perfectly-symmetrical-portraits-show-symmetrical-face-alway-beautiful\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A Shocking Surprise<\/h2>\n<p>When the subjects saw their mirrored images, their response was not positive at all. Beck said that the result was \u201cjarring\u201d for every single person.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5993\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry2.jpg\" alt=\"symmetry2\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry2-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry2-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2014\/02\/18\/perfectly-symmetrical-portraits-show-symmetrical-face-alway-beautiful\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>An Error in Beauty Standards?<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cThere\u2019s an error in the widely-held belief that beauty is rooted in symmetry,\u201d<\/em> Beck said.<em> \u201cOf course there are rational standards of beauty \u2013 but they don\u2019t necessarily apply to what makes a face attractive or beautiful. Attraction is chemical and hormonal, not necessarily visual, so it seems we\u2019ve made a few mistakes in our adoption of absolute standards for physical beauty that apply better to architecture and gardening.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5994\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry10.jpg\" alt=\"symmetry10\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry10-420x300.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/symmetry10-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2014\/02\/18\/perfectly-symmetrical-portraits-show-symmetrical-face-alway-beautiful\/\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/a-mixed-girl-asks-artists-from-around-the-world-to-make-her-beautiful-this-is-how-it-turned-out\">SEE ALSO: A Mixed Girl Asks Artists From Around The World To Make Her \u201cBeautiful\u201d. 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