Our society is collectively obsessed with augmentation- from tattoos to plastic surgery to just about anything that individualizes us or makes us a “better version” of the status quo. It’s only natural that creative types would react to this phenomena, and today we present two paralleling projects that provide social commentary on the trend. Lucy McRae and Bart Hess of LucyandBart have been taking ordinary objects and manipulating their bodies for years now. The photographs are stunning and a reminder that the human body’s been a canvas for the human mind since the beginning of time. Translating this concept into wearable fashion, Sandra Backlund, of Sweden also uses the body as a starting point. Her knitwear is surreal, polished and a realistic interpretation of this fascination.