Barbie?? Dina Goldstein against princesses

From tiny, the girls are wrapped in stories whose protagonists are princesses waiting for an honest and kind gentleman willing to let them live a love story whose happy ending hanging about around a world of dreams, full of servants and castles everywhere. What nobody tells you is that these stories are part of a utopian life selling Barbie dolls and Disney. Victims of a consumerist social stereotype, succumbing to the end of the road of no return empty minds. Promises of eternal love, prosperity and partridges as a main dish.

Unfortunately, many of those stories have touched the lives of countless people who believe in this fiction. Some are waiting for the prince charming-although over the years fade-or handsome young muscular backstage-that our proven studs-not to mention the long-awaited appearance of the fairy godmother with a simple touch magic solve their problems

Environment that perspective, photographer Dina Goldstein, born in Tel Aviv in 1969 and based in Canada since he was seven, breaks the aesthetics of frivolous world that sells Barbie and Disney version of fairy tales and princesses, to face viewer with human miseries of each of the characters.

Issues such as obesity, cancer, homosexuality, alcoholism, and cosmetic surgeries are some of the scenarios that transit the beautiful princesses. Goldstein, are encouraged to set aside based on the culture of consumerism metamessage hidden behind fairy godmothers, magic makeover and unbridled struggle for love Prince, to tell a new version of their stories within the framework of a real, everyday life and human context.

Thus Canadian photographer offers the viewer ship in stories based on real events inviting women to stop dreaming of Prince Charming or sexy muscular which Johnny Bravo, with small brains and less intelligent than Homer Simpson answers.

The "Fallen Princesses" ("Princess falls"), Goldstein, series paintings situation arises where there is no room for typical fairytales, eternal loves and happy endings. We'll see Snow White changing his diaper sweet songs, the princess from Beauty and the Beast as a scalpel addict who steals Rapunzel and her long hair victim of Cancer. Meanwhile, Cinderella spend your days in bar bar provided with strangers and the Little Mermaid, separated from his love, as the main attraction of an aquarium.

Barbie, does not escape the critical gaze of Goldstein. In "In the Dollhouse" series ("The Dollhouse"), blond and sexy doll legs eternal discover her beloved Ken the perfect shopping companion. Undoubtedly, a controversial look whose message transcends cultural barriers and hits the viewer.

Real life differs greatly from the tales and stories that give us the wonderful world of Disney and Barbie. Not all endings are happy. Nor passes through the city streets kissing frogs hoping to be delighted princes. It is worth stopping a moment and recognize the significance of the meta-message hiding fairy tales, princesses and barbies.

 The open question is what will our children stories. What encourage imagination. What do imagination and fable. Does not it can be combined with the harsh reality tender illusion?



BY. MARIA FERREYRO