Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance
Autopia; Tomorrowland, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture pf Reassurance
Alice’s World
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance
Special Effects Tank, Backstage Studio Tour; Disney-MGM Studios, Orlando, FL
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance
Jungle Cruise; Adventureland, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo, Japan
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance
Gentleman’s Drawing Room; Mickey’s Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance
Scullery; Mickey’s Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney's Theme Parts: The Architecture of Reassurance
Minnie's Kitchen; Mickey’s Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney's Theme Parks: The Architecture of Reassurance
Minnie's Kitchen II; Mickey’s Toontown, Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Archival pigment print, 50” x 40”
Designing Disney’s Theme Parks: The Architecture Of Reassurance
1995
I was commissioned by the Canadian Center for Architecture to photograph the Disney theme parks. I saw the parks as contemporary landscapes and archetypes of American culture and was fascinated by the importance of illusion in their design and layout. The images expose the hidden seams of magic and illusion, shifting the scale and exploring the fiction of reality and normalcy.