Los Angeles-based photographer Jana Cruder, who previously captured graceful ballet dancers performing amid explosions of color, has imagined the less-than-perfect lives of Barbie and Ken.
In her series ‘Great Expectations’, Barbie becomes a career woman while unemployed Ken looks after the household. In the process, he gets a little too close for comfort to their neighbor Joe, much to Barbie’s chagrin.
Cruder’s photographs paint a portrait of marital discontent and disillusionment, revealing that all is not well in the toy couple’s home.
Check out some pictures below.
[via Featureshoot, images via Jana Cruder]