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DAY 18 | PHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITIES |
A Child’s Dream Comes to Life
DRAWING FROM THE WELL OF YOUTHFUL IMAGINATION
For all who find themselves exasperated with the faceless mechanization of modern society, photographer Yeondoo Jung suggests a refreshingly human return to childlike innocence.
The Korean photographer collected several drawings created by kindergarteners in Seoul for the 2005 series, Wonderland. He then staged real-life reenactments of the drawings, creating live photographs of each child’s fantasy. The scenes were recreated right down to the smallest detail (tailors were even hired to create costumes that mirrored the often mismatched ...
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