Vanessa photographed over fifty Indonesians whom she hardly knew before —women, men, warias (cross-dressers, transsexuals, and transgenders) aged between 20 and 80 years old using natural light with her Leica SL camera. Vanessa photographed passionate chefs and baristas, young entrepreneurs, accomplished athletes, mothers, fathers, loved social influencers, dancers, beautiful yogis, makeup artists, sex workers, famous musicians, popular artists, and talented fashion designers.

During the photo shoot, only the person being photographed and Vanessa herself was in the room. She asked each person to think about their own ‹inner beauty› for 50 minutes without talking and invited them to behave in the area provided as if they were at home. Each had complete freedom.

Vanessa photographed each person twice; once in their favorite clothes and once almost bare in a white cloth, made especially for this project. For each person, the white cloth took on different meanings. Each used it to cover their body and head in their own way. There is truth and beauty when taking off clothes, revealing skin with all its scars, tattoos, birthmarks, and shades, as well as stored emotions.

In a time where many talk about diversity and differences, Vanessa was keen to examine what binds us together.