Paying tribute to lost loved ones has just taken an interesting turn thanks to the photo series titled Flat Granny by Jenny Fine, a photographer born in Enterprise, Alabama. Taking the loss of her grandmother hard, especially since the two of them were constant collaborators when it came to her photographic works, Fine decided that working together didn't have to end per se. Inspired by the Victorian tradition of post-mortem photography as well as the novel concept of a Flat Daddy, photographic cut-outs of deployed soldiers for their family while away at war, it involves a life-sized cardboard cut-out of her grandmother that was converted into a costume.
Flat Granny by Jenny Fine captures her re-animated grandmother is various situations.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Post-mortem Photography
- Using photography to pay tribute to lost loved ones by re-animating them in various situations.
- Photographic Cut-outs
- Creating life-sized cardboard cut-outs of loved ones for interactive memorial experiences.
- Collaborative Grief Expression
- Exploring collaborative ways to continue working with lost loved ones in artistic endeavors.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Photography
- Photographers can offer post-mortem photography services and create personalized memorial experiences.
- Art and Design
- Artists and designers can incorporate the concept of photographic cut-outs into their works to explore themes of loss and remembrance.
- Family Services
- Family service providers can offer customized memorial experiences that involve the active participation of grieving individuals.
