There has been evolution in the world of the Mannequin - Some models have global reach many just built for a small moment in time. It's a cultural thing where some are ubiquitous others are unique ... It is a fascinating insight into how we as human beings perceive ourselves. Mannequins do not sell reality they sell the dream...but often the dream looks sad, bizarre or odd.
Mannequins look at you, looking at them, in stores, from behind sheets of glass, oft bathed in artificial light. They are sad melancholic citizens of the retail world...They are the same the world over...or are they? This is a study of a sort and a journey. An exploration and a reflection of mankind's relationship with the world of clothing and how it sees itself. Mannequins have, over time, become more important than the clothes they are supposed to sell. There is everything from the normal, fascinating, bizarre and plain weird - Welcome to my strange obsession.
Mannequins look at you, looking at them, in stores, from behind sheets of glass, oft bathed in artificial light. They are sad melancholic citizens of the retail world...They are the same the world over...or are they? This is a study of a sort and a journey. An exploration and a reflection of mankind's relationship with the world of clothing and how it sees itself. Mannequins have, over time, become more important than the clothes they are supposed to sell. There is everything from the normal, fascinating, bizarre and plain weird - Welcome to my strange obsession.
