In the late 1980’s I began making portraits of mannequins that I found in window displays on half-deserted main streets across America.  These were not the glamorous mannequins based on high fashion models or celebrities, that flaunted their beauty in displays at sophisticated stores, but recycled ones in a low budget tableaux.
These silent women behind glass seemed to reveal personae desperate to escape an absurd role placed on them.  Their anachronistic faces and gestures spoke of manipulation and abuse.  Their rigid bodies unwillingly presssed into service to sell and seduce.
Photographs by Diane Cook

PROJECTS | women in windows

PROJECTS | women in windows

In the late 1980’s I began making portraits of mannequins that I found in window displays on half-deserted main streets across America. These were not the glamorous mannequins based on high fashion models or celebrities, that flaunted their beauty in displays at sophisticated stores, but recycled ones in a lower budget tableaux.
These silent women behind glass seemed to reveal personae desperate to escape an absurd role placed on them. Their anachronistic faces and gestures spoke of manipulation and abuse, with their rigid bodies unwillingly presssed into service to sell and seduce.
Photos by Diane Cook
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In the late 1980’s I began making portraits of mannequins that I found in window displays on half-deserted main streets across America.  These were not the glamorous mannequins based on high fashion models or celebrities, that flaunted their beauty in displays at sophisticated stores, but recycled ones in a low budget tableaux.
These silent women behind glass seemed to reveal personae desperate to escape an absurd role placed on them.  Their anachronistic faces and gestures spoke of manipulation and abuse.  Their rigid bodies unwillingly presssed into service to sell and seduce.
Photographs by Diane Cook

PROJECTS | women in windows

In the late 1980’s I began making portraits of mannequins that I found in window displays on half-deserted main streets across America. These were not the glamorous mannequins based on high fashion models or celebrities, that flaunted their beauty in displays at sophisticated stores, but recycled ones in a lower budget tableaux.
These silent women behind glass seemed to reveal personae desperate to escape an absurd role placed on them. Their anachronistic faces and gestures spoke of manipulation and abuse, with their rigid bodies unwillingly presssed into service to sell and seduce.
Photos by Diane Cook

PROJECTS | women in windows

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