Monday, 7 October 2013

Frieke Janssen

The beauty of an ugly addiction by Frieke Janssen
Following the general smoking ban in Belgium and the shocking you tube video of the two year old Indonesian boy who chain smokes 40 cigarettes a day , Frieke Janssen cleverly produced these disturbing images of young 'cute' children smoking to evoke a reaction on her idea that grown adults are being treat like children. Minus the smoking content the pictures are executed beautifully and i think they portray there message perfecting. Using the children adds the shock factor to work which in a twisted way is pobbably the reason i like them as a series so much, its surreal. I wonder that if i use children in my work ,would that add more visual interest to my piece? But as i have mentioned before i would like to keep this piece light heated would adding children make the matter that i am addressing more serious and like Frieke Jannens work , disturbing.


I have noticed that Frieke has also realised a video of the making of her images. Shes added music and images of her  taking the images , getting the children ready ect. Could my video be of me creating my video. Giving it a second prospective? 
 
 

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