This chapterBody Image introduces the body image as a key unit of analysis for understanding racial perception. It argues that race is not an inherent property of the body but a social construct that becomes perceptible through cultural practices and symbolic associations. Drawing on Schilder’s concept of body image, the chapter defines it as a dynamic, biopsychosocial phenomenon—a “psychic image” integrating somatic, emotional, and social dimensions rather than a mere visual representation. Within racialized societies, body image acquires a racial dimension through processes of co-constructionCo-construction shaped by interaction, personal history, and affective memory. The chapter outlines a set of axioms that frame racial perception as an active, socially learned, historically situated, and affectively charged process rooted in intersubjective relations. This framework positions racial perception as a complex, context-dependent system, laying the foundation for empirical research guided by Semiotic Cultural Psychology.