WONDERLAND behind the scenes: My Version of the Story

Today we begin the launch of WONDERLAND, my latest completed photo series.

Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland has always fascinated me. When faced with boredom, a perfectly normal little girl from a perfectly normal little world falls asleep and suddenly finds herself in a magical dream world. But as that dream slowly dissolves into a nightmare, she longs to return home.

For this series of photo shoots, I wanted to use the moment right after she wakes up as the point of departure. What would happen to Alice when she faces boredom again? Wouldn’t she remember the dream but forget the nightmare? And what happens if she attempts to return to Wonderland again and again, only to find herself stuck in her normal little world? To what lengths will she go to return? Wouldn’t she try anything?

So here is my version of the story….

Alice traveled through wonderful dreams as a child—but as a young woman, she wanders aimlessly through a nightmarish life. She checks into the Hotel Wonderland and throws a mad cocktail party, hoping it will conjure up her childhood fantasy. As the reunion falls short of her memories, she realizes that she is unable to transform her hellish reality. Willing to do anything to return to her dreams, she commits to a dark and final escape. Stripped of her former life, Alice spirals into oblivion and finds bliss at last in an illusory Wonderland.

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