Friday, October 24, 2008

Halloween costume idea?

Although these two photos are very different (one staged, the other documentary), they seem to share a similar haunting quality which feels appropriate for this time of year:

Fiona II by Holly Andres

Photo by Michal Chelbin

What is it about little girls in formal settings that seems slightly possessed and creepy? Whatever it is, I think Arbus tapped into the same energy with her twins photo. Hollywood closely followed suit with The Excorcist, The Shining, and Poltergeist. Now a generation later the theme seems to be surfacing again. Not sure what's going on, just that these two photos seem to belong together.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 10:06 AM

    Try some loretta lux, her pictures are scary.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 24, 2008 at 1:41 PM

    Not forgetting 'Carrie' (1976).
    She still gives me the creeps...

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  3. AnonymousOctober 25, 2008 at 6:49 AM

    Check out Julie Blackmon too. Not as creepy but more interesting graphically IMHO.

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  4. Blake AndrewsOctober 25, 2008 at 8:57 AM

    I like Blackmon more than Lux. Not sure Carrie qualifies as a little girl. Wasn't she a teenager? This could have the makings of a series like Gasoline Stations and Mona Lisa.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 28, 2008 at 10:26 PM

    I found not any good Halloween costume idea here….

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