Meet the Big Heads. They live everyday normal lives. Go to work, eat, sleep and play. They also get themselves into situations one might call socially taboo or just devilishly troublesome.
Meet Waldo Chicken. He’s here to emphasize the issues at hand with his own little quirks or to just play along. He likes to hide out; has an aversion to being the center of attention (usually). And he hates it when you have chicken for dinner.
Everyday we go through the motions of life, only occasionally taking full account of what is happening around us. We see the man on the corner asking for spare change; we hear our neighbors screaming at each other and at their children but do we really see or hear it? We live our lives only occasionally putting ourselves out there. Waldo Chicken is an observer; a watcher of the Big Heads’ everyday lives. He is also our call to action. Each set of images, whether one image or five, tells an individual story. Together, they tell a much bigger story, the story of our society. In this premier showing of Waldo Chicken, the viewer is confronted with the disturbing personal moments and the misunderstood/misdirected constructs that abound in society. Waldo Chicken wants you to see what he sees and make a change for the good life.
Images are displayed in the proper viewing order.
The beginning image of Waldo Chicken. Mrs. Big Head is mourning the story of the Big Heads and Waldo. This is a precurser image, the end at the beginning. Waldo is under her dress
Big Head is homeless, taking shelter under the eves of a dilapidated house. Despair grips him.
Big Head is homeless, taking shelter under the eves of a dilapidated house. Despair grips him.
One of the Big Heads is deeply depressed, fearing no way out. Waldo sits beside and offers a helping hand, but Big Head doesn’t see that he/she isn’t alone.
Self image is a recurring issue in society. Here Mrs. Big Head looks at herself and sees something that is not there. Skinny people thinking they are fat. Anorexia, bulimia, all are self image disorders that must be brought to light.
Baby Big Head sits outside playing alone in the snow while her neglectful parent sits inside. Dad sits in front of the television, drinking and ignoring his child. Baby looks so forlorn. Waldo is in the trees.
Baby Big Head sits outside playing alone in the snow while her neglectful parent sits inside. Close up image to show the forlornness of this little one.
Mrs. Big Head is making dinner with Mr. Big Head. They are drinking, dancing and having too much fun. This is the beginning of the end. Goes to show that drinking doesn’t always lead to positive actions. Waldo is in the oven.
Mrs. Big Head is making dinner with Mr. Big Head. They are drinking and having too much fun. This is the beginning of the end. Goes to show that drinking doesn’t always lead to positive actions. Waldo is in the oven.
Pregnant Momma Big Head does her daily household duties. This is that underlying idea, do women only belong in the home? The opposite also holds true that she has chosen to be a homemaker. A womans work is never done.
Mr. Big Head has decided to give away $66 million dollars to get some tax breaks. Has decided to give it to the public. He flaunts the money before it is gone.
Mr. Big Head is giving out $66 million to get some tax breaks. This kid is astonished he only got $1 million. Waldo desides to try skateboarding.
Mr. Big Head is giving out $66 million to get some tax breaks. Here he gives it to the kids. Waldo just hangs out with the kids.
Mr. Big Head sits in his high back chair with Waldo Chicken in the other across from him while having his portrait taken. Image over fireplace reflects the main image with their positions swapped.
Mrs. Big Head is looking at naughty images while Waldo reads a Playboy Magazine. Describes the many obsessions of our society.
Mrs. Big Head is caugh with naughty images while Waldo reads a Playboy Magazine. Describes the many obsessions of our society.
Mr. Big Head and Waldo come to the door. Part of the Obsession images- his t-shirt is the emphasis.
Waldo is invited to dinner and sits, enjoying his white wine, while Mrs. Big Head starts dinner.
Waldo is horrified when he finds out and watches Mrs. Big Head prepare a dead chicken for dinner
Waldo looks on in astonishment as the Big Heads carve into their chicken dinner. He holds a bottle of Tequila to try and block out the craziness.
Mrs. Big Head pays with her life for her blunder of serving chicken to a chicken. Waldo looks on holding the knife. The Murderous Chicken Series is a metaphor for the viewer “if we don’t pay attention to what is going on around us, there will be consequences.”
Mr. Big Head reads his paper while Waldo lurks in hiding.
The last image in the series Waldo Chicken. After all the horrible incidents have been brought to life and into conscious thought, we can look forward to a new beginning, a new way of seeing and living life. We are ready to move forward into “The Good Life”.
