The Fallen Princesses project by Dina Goldstein features photos of Cinderella getting drunk in a dingy pub, Belle under the knife for plastic surgery and Snow White juggling babies while “Prince Charming” watches TV.
In the same way little girls yearn to be Cinderella, grown women fantasize about slipping into the metaphorical glass slippers of bombshell celebs. The difference? Some adults actual undergo transformational surgery to obtain these looks, which is exactly what the Fallen Princesses project sheds light on.
Goldstein also examines other issues, with Little Red Riding Hood with a basket full of McDonalds and a bald Rapunzel holding her fallen locks, presumably after being diagnosed with cancer. There’s also a baby faced Sleeping Beauty in an old age home after she didn’t awake from her teen slumber, and lastly, a gun-slinging Princess Jasmine.
There have been a lot of fairytale photoshoots in recent seasons, but the Fallen Princesses project offers a fresh angle. Instead of teleporting her audience into a fantasy world where all is perfect, Dina Goldstein removed perfection from fairytale flawlessness.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Transformational Surgery
- The Fallen Princesses project sheds light on the trend of adults undergoing surgery to obtain their desired looks.
- Examining Social Issues
- Dina Goldstein explores various social issues through the Fallen Princesses project, such as body image, fast food consumption, and healthcare.
- Deconstructing Fairytales
- The Fallen Princesses project offers a fresh angle by removing perfection and flawlessness from traditional fairytale narratives.
Where This Applies
- Plastic Surgery
- The trend of transformational surgery presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the plastic surgery industry for new treatment techniques and technologies.
- Photography
- The exploration of social issues through photography, as exemplified by the Fallen Princesses project, opens up opportunities for innovative storytelling methods and visual communication.
- Art and Design
- The deconstruction of fairytales in art and design offers disruptive innovation prospects for creating thought-provoking and unconventional narratives in various art forms.
