Reality TV shows fascinate our social group these days a lot; they reveal so much about the modern world, how we blur the lines between authenticity and entertainment and how even the simplest moments can become cultural phenomenal. Reality shows were originally famous for the fact that they documented reality through a comedian’s lens. However, the true essence of reality shows has shifted to the concentration on \u201cshow\u201d instead of \u201creality\u201d as social media progressed. People need more and stronger stimulation in this transient world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Kendall Jenner\u2019s cucumber-chopping scene went viral, it wasn\u2019t just funny; it was a snapshot of a society that elevates the mundane into a societal \u201cmythology\u201d. Since cucumber has been embodied with such a mythological and ridiculous concept after the Kendall event, I wanted to play with this idea using cucumbers\u2014humble, wholesome, and wonderfully absurd\u2014to spark conversations about what we value, consume, and emulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cucumbers, with their crisp freshness and inevitable softening, became my metaphor. They\u2019re fleeting, like the trends and dramas these shows perpetuate, but they\u2019re also grounding. By recreating that infamous scene in such a hilarious, transient medium, I hope to redirect our attention to what truly nourishes us\u2014 creativity, community, imperfection\u2014instead of just \u201ckeeping up\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18692,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18690","student-work","type-student-work","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drawing-imaging"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n