These narrative images focus on the mannequin, a common prop in retail stores and a manifestation of the idealized female form. Stripped of their original purpose as displayer of material desire, the mannequins are left nude in order to expose the surgical-esque fissures which joint their appendages, exposing the tension between their lifelike and artificial qualities. These fetishized figures speak to the power of sexuality but also to the physical impossibilities that are so widely accepted and exemplified by the flawless plasticity of the mannequin figure. These Stepford-like scenes juxtapose the glamorous appeal of celebrity with the mundane and stereotypical activities of domestic life. Within these images I examine some of the tools used within the commercial industry and question how they might effect our everyday perceptions of beauty and normalcy. In doing so I create bizarre narratives, seated in a fantasy of Western media-driven ideals.
