(356) Once upon a time

Jeudi 13 aout 2009

Je vous en avais parlé il y a un certain temps déjà et puis ça m'était sortit de la tête. Sauf que voilà avec les vacances mes idées reviennent petit a petit. Enfin bref.

... happily ever after, c'est bien joli tout ça mais est ce bien réel? En tout cas je ne suis pas la seule a le penser et c'est Dina Goldstein qui à choisit de nous montrer la réalité.

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.

As a young girl, growing up abroad, I was not exposed to Fairy tales. These new discoveries lead to my fascination with the origins of Fairy tales. I explored the original brothers Grimm's stories and found that they have very dark and sometimes gruesome aspects, many of which were changed by Disney. I began to imagine Disney's perfect Princesses juxtaposed with real issues that were affecting women around me, such as illness, addiction and self-image issues.

Dans ce monde qui n'a finalement pas grand chose de merveilleux, les contes de fée ont ils toujours leurs place?

Vous me connaissez bien, je suis une incorrigible romantique et par dessus tout extrêmement optimiste. Mais voici une série de photo qui fait réfléchir.

Avez vous reconnu toutes nos princesses? Qu'en pensez vous?