Rachel Maclean

I'm really disappointed that I didn't have the chance to see this exhibition in person as it's so far away, however, the theme of this really resonates with my project, especially with the initial proposal by addressing consumerism among other things as well as by being rooted in storytelling.

"Scarred with graffiti and seemingly moulding, it is intended to reflect the steady demise of high street shopping in recent years, the dangers of “consumerist desire”, the anxieties and concerns of teenagers in Scotland, and a world “turned upside down” by the pandemic."

"Partly inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm story of Hansel and Gretel and the popularity of Disney Stores, her creation is a 21st-century fairytale with a dark and disturbing twist.

The Edinburgh-born artist has created a deliberately decayed “upside-down world” dedicated to Mimi – a new cartoon princess whose dolls grace its topsy-turvy shelves and whose image flickers into life on a large screen."

I love the way the little shop is completely isolated from the rest of the world. This is something that I'm kind of working on in my project as well, since my developed environments are imaginary and are not meant to represent any kind of tangible world. They are rather just isolated spaces with certain characteristics.

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Image sources:

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/mimis-world-artist-rachel-maclean-on-her-new-upside-down-fairytale-shop-in-an-edinburgh-woodland-3221454

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/may/06/freaky-fairytales-upside-down-mind-of-rachel-maclean-jupiter-artland-in-pictures

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