Popular fairytales' demystification, the revelation of their true essence.
Contrary to popular belief and what Disney sold us with their sugarcoated versions, fairytales are actually cautionary tales on the dangers of the world.
Contrary to popular belief and what Disney sold us with their sugarcoated versions, fairytales are actually cautionary tales on the dangers of the world.
// SLEEPING BEAUTY
In the original tale, the princess hurts her finger on a needle, enters a coma and, instead of being woken up by the prince's true love kiss, she's found by the king who rapes her. Nine months later and still sleeping, she gives birth to twins and one sucks on her finger, not knowing that her breast is the milk source. While doing so, a piece of the needle is removed from the princess' finger waking her up, and making her face the reality of having been raped and being a mother.
// LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
Little Red Riding Hood is a grown woman who is given false directions to her grandmother's house by an unknown wolf. She accepts and follows them, ending up being eaten by the said wolf.
// CINDERELLA
Living with her father and her mean step-sisters, who always tease her and treat her badly, Cinderella often visits her mother's grave and cries about all the bad things that her sisters do or say to her. One day, her father asked if she would like a gift and what would it be and she made a simple request: give me the first branch that sticks to you. Her wish was granted and she planted the branch on her mother's grave, her hope of her life changing giving birth to a tree. Afterwards, when the prince is searching for the girl of the glass slipper, the step-sisters mutilated their feet so they would fit and, when he is taking them to the palace, the birds, friends of Cinderella, warned him that there was blood on the shoe, afirming he was being tricked. The prince found out Cinderella was the true owner of the glass slipper and took her to the palace while the birds, as punishment, peck the sisters' eyes, leaving them blind.
// LITTLE MERMAID
The mermaid sacrifices her beautiful voice for a human's body so she could marry the prince she was in love with. After finding out he got married to another woman, a knife was offered to Little Mermaid so she could stab him to death but, rather than doing that, she jumps to the sea and dies, turning to froth.
Models: Beatriz Guimarães | Bruna Ferraz | Cristóvão Reis | Bárbara Rocha Reis | Sara Reis | Tiago Nunes | Jorge Morello | Helena Silva | Lúcia Almeida | Sofia Marvão | Daniela Antunes
Part of my high school's final photography project (PAA — Prova de Aptidão Artística.)
