Fallen Princesses.
I love seeing the flip side of the typical fairytale in the Fallen Princesses project from Dina Goldstein and JPG Magazine. Just goes to show, not even princesses are perfect...
"These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The '...happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues."
"The project was inspired by my observation of three-year-old girls, who were developing an interest in Disney's Fairy tales. As a new mother I have been able to get a close up look at the phenomenon of young girls fascinated with Princesses and their desire to dress up like them. The Disney versions almost always have sad beginning, with an overbearing female villain, and the end is predictably a happy one. The Prince usually saves the day and makes the victimized young beauty into a Princess."
"These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The '...happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues."
"The project was inspired by my observation of three-year-old girls, who were developing an interest in Disney's Fairy tales. As a new mother I have been able to get a close up look at the phenomenon of young girls fascinated with Princesses and their desire to dress up like them. The Disney versions almost always have sad beginning, with an overbearing female villain, and the end is predictably a happy one. The Prince usually saves the day and makes the victimized young beauty into a Princess."
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10 Comments:
These images are amazing and sooo disturbing. like a car wreck, you can't turn away....
What a great concept. I agree it is hard to see such loved figures in these situations which is why it is such a great study. I love it! Thanks for sharing!
{ Lindsey }
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GENIUS!
Such a smart idea and the colors and composition in each photograph is wonderful too.
I never made the connection that the villain in most of the fairy tales is female!
Brilliant! I think Snow "White" is my favorite
That's awesome.
wow, those are so... dark. creepy!
Oh my gosh! Amazing! What an idea!
The Rapunzel one is so saaad :( I feel like crying after seeing that picture!
I think that for us girls, we're drawn to things with happy endings and charming princes saving the day. Either we're brought up that way, or we were born with it.
ahah funny and sad.
Adbusters would LOVE these. I especially appreciate the irony of "Little" Red and her basket of junk food. There's an old but fascinating book by Vladimir Propp titled Morphology of the Folktale which analyses and categorises the structure of the fairy tale. You have channeled him in a wonderfully modern context. I will share your website with my students.
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