The original image I chose shows a woman standing in a very opulent home. She is surrounded by what appear to be expensive furnishings, and one can assume that she is the proud owner of this house. I saw the original image as being reflective of our society's beliefs about wealth and success. An obvious mark of one's material wealth is the home they create and the objects they surround themselves with in that space. We value this sort of materialism and strive to be able to acquire things that are expensive and deemed beautiful, and this over-consumption and materialism have negative consequences for the environment. In my transformation, I replaced part of her home with a lush, natural setting. The suggestion is that we should move away from surrounding ourselves with an abundance of objects in our expansive homes, and instead surround ourselves with the beauty of the natural world.
original image: Francesco Lagnese, Town & Country, August 2010, p 97
Jennifer Shaby
