Plastic Girl, Haley Maull, 2020
When I first heard the term ”it's a plastic world”, I instantly knew that I wanted to explore this idea of a ”plastic person” or someone society views as flawless when the reality of it all is that all people are struggling with issues and insecurities of their own.
I was very inspired by the music videos ”Dollhouse” and ”Mrs .Potato Head” both written and directed by Melanie Martinez. I loved how she had created this character that had a so-called picture-perfect from an outside perspective but slowly revealed a darker side to this character.
As people with our own thoughts and feelings, it's common that we critique others on their imperfections, but why? To protect ourselves from the fact we will never be perfect through the eyes of society.
In the photo all you see is a perfect girl with plastic surgery marks. You don't know who she is, what she wants or her story, no one does, not even me. All I know is this; she has issues just like you and me.