I took a few candid Instagram snapshots of some new tenants in the dollhouse - Pee Wee Herman and James Dean. As you can see, they are making themselves quite comfortable in their new surroundings:
Getting ready in the morning
Going to bed at night
Drinking in the afternoon
Dancing Sschool by Aliza Augustine
This work is from a series of photographs called “Playing Grown Up”. Using miniature dolls and sets placed on fairy tale backdrops I create narratives drawn on personal history and socio/political commentary. The contradiction of good and evil inherent in fairy tales makes a perfect backdrop for the narratives that are not what they seem to be at first glance. “Playing Grown Up”, refers to memories and stories of childhood and adolescent experiences from an adult point of view and adulthood from a child’s point of view. I am attempting to create a dichotomy between the playfulness of the sets that I create and the reality of what is occurring in the pictures.
From “Dear Justice”, Saatchi Online’s Collection of the Week.
