India by itself holds the colours of the entire world, yet it is a country obsessed with skin colour. Girls still cry in the shower; feeling ugly; mothers constantly advising their children against playing under the sun; women using sandpaper and well-known creams that promised to light their skin tone.
Brazilian artist Angélica Dass's photography challenges how we think about skin color and ethnic identity. Hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project, Humanæ, and her pursuit to document humanity's true colors rather than the untrue white, red, black and yellow associated with race.
By cataloging every conceivable human skin tone, Angélica Dass illustrates that skin color and race are more complex than they might appear at first glance.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx