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“I'm also looking for the psychological elements that fuel commodity culture. For example, if we imbue girls with deep insecurity about their bodies through images of an impossible ideal, we create a really vulnerable and avid consumer. If somebody feels that they're not OK without a certain product, you have a very deep and loyal market that will come back to the product again and again. Sometimes, this process is both rational and irrational.”

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Lauren Greenfield
Lauren Greenfield

Lauren Greenfield is an American artist renowned for her photography and documentary films. Her work often focuses on social phenomena and human behavior, exploring themes such as consumerism, wealth, poverty, and youth culture. more

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