Donna stevens

You Might Rethink Letting Your Kids Watch Too Much TV When You See These Unsettling Photos

 

Everyone knows that watching too much TV isn't exactly good for you. But in a world fixated on technological advancement, it seems impossible not to be looking at a screen for at least part of the day.

Photographer Donna Stevens, who hails from Australia but is currently based in New York, explores the effects of this obsession in her series called Idiot Box.

 

Donna Stevens

Stevens photographed young children as they sat in dark rooms watching television, capturing their slack, glazed-over expressions. She describes it as an exploration of the darker side of our relationship with technology.

 

Donna Stevens

 

 

Donna Stevens

 

 

Donna Stevens

Stevens explains that the series is an "exploration into the co-dependent relationship we all share with technology and the media."
She continues by begging a few important questions: "Should we exhibit more caution about the role of technology in our children's lives? Is our techno-paranoia warranted? No matter what gadgetry we may possess, do our problems remain human?"

 

Donna Stevens

 

 

Donna Stevens

The answers to these questions are likely as complex as the technology itself. Stevens' work confronts various facets of contemporary human existence with unflinching portraits that help us see beyond the status quo.