The Beauty Machine is an artistic research publication that explores the surveillance systems imposed on women through pop culture, mass media, and domestic architectural typologies. The artist reflects on these mechanisms by interweaving them with the gendered scrutiny she experienced while growing up.

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These forms of monitoring begin with the public gaze and often escalate into deep internal conflicts. Perhaps the most insidious aspect of this "monitoring process" is that it becomes a self-regulating tool among women themselves. On average, women observe and evaluate one another through subtle acts of judgment—often becoming more overt when someone deviates from the collective norm.

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This limited-edition publication features a latex reproduction on each cover, molded from various parts of Yedidia’s body—breasts, vagina, belly, and thighs. Together, they form a distorted and scrutinized composite of the female body.