Wear Your Dog
As an update to my last post, my studying for the USMLE Step 3 is progressing well. I’ve realized that trying to study for an exam of this magnitude in such a short period of time is actually quite insane. But as I stated before, I am kind of an insane gal. My goal is to do at least 200 questions a day, and so far that is working out well.
I was inspired today to create an artistic photographic project. My idea is to come up with very stereotypical scenarios, but to then change one item very drastically. My first idea involves baby slings, or what I think of as baby papooses. These have become incredibly popular in New York City, as evidenced by this site (Slings in the City), and there was an interesting article, written in the New York TImes, about this phenomenon.
I live very close to an area of Brooklyn known as Park Slope. It is well known as an area for predominantly caucasian, affluent, mid-thirties, well-educated parents with young children. A quick walk through Park Slope will immediately douse your visual system with images of youngish men and women “wearing babies,” walking their dogs, and buying stuff in trendy shops.
So, my spin on this stereotypical image is to replace the baby in the sling with a doggy in the sling. Of course, I don’t actually own a baby sling, so I had to make a very quick, makeshift one out of a fitted sheet. The images in this post are my first attempt at recreating the cliched image of a young mother, with her child in tow.
We’ll see how/if this project turns out. I’m excited either way. 
Disclaimer: I actually think that baby slings, and contraptions to “wear your baby” are pretty cool, but I guess I like to put ironical spins on trendy things. Or something.