"Photographer Suzanes Heintz is a self-proclaimed spinster. As a single
woman, she got fed up with the bombardment of questions about when she
was going to get married. Tired of being pittied, she decided to
confront this issue head on. She purchased two mannequins — one male
and one female child — and the series Life Once Removed was born.
Dressing up and posing with her fake family, she stages witty
representations of the American Dream. Ski trips, vacations, and
stereotypical romantic moments are all acted out by Heintz, and she sets
the scene perfectly. These colorful images feel saturated, in both how
they look and the emotional exuberance of the her expression and body
language.
"Heintz rejects the notion that to be a successful woman means that you
have to fulfill a laundry list of achievements, not limited to an
education, career, home, family, accomplishment, and enlightenment. In
an interview with Feature Shoot, she explains why she created Life Once
Removed:"
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//I'm simply trying to get people to open up their minds and quit
clinging to antiquated notions of what a successful life looks like. I
want people to lighten up on each other and themselves, and embrace
their lives for who it has made them, with or without the Mrs., PhD. or
Esq. attached./
http://beautifuldecay.com/2014/01/31/suzanne-heintz-mannequin-family/
Hilariously beautiful!
Peace,
Katherine
