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03-OCT-2009

Sans head, Vancouver, Canada, 2009

This image is rich in symbolism. The headless mannequin itself is a symbol, an abstracted human, elegantly clothed. Potential buyers are asked to imagine our own heads to complete such an image as this. And that’s probably why they make mannequins without heads. I photographed this one through a fading tree. It could be a real tree, or one that is part of the window design. In any event, it creates a layer of symbolism, reminding us that the season is now changing, and that is when people are supposed to go out and buy new clothing.

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Iris Maybloom (irislm)27-Oct-2009 19:30
Our attention is supposed to be drawn to the dress and not distracted by the face of a mannequin. I think, also, that the store owners want us to symbolically lose our heads over the beauty of the dress displayed.
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