Perfect Little Sam

Perfect Little Sam
Author: Jan Dirk van der Burg
Publisher: Self published
Language: Dutch, English
Pages: 55
Size: 10.5 x 23 cm
Weight: 214 g
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9789081760737
Availability: In stock
Price: €11.00
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Perfect Little Sam
The Marly Method

When Sammy-Rose was three months old she made an Instagram account to: @perfectlittlesam There we followed her first steps and figured in her own section "What I wear today".

She is also one of the main characters on her mother's Instagram, soap actress Marly van der Velden. Marly reports in an innovative way on the life of her daughter. We see a happy child in designer clothing against the background of a carefree childhood. But we don't see one aspect of her: her face. Van der Velden appears to have built an inventive bridge between profiling and censoring. Her photo policy is the solution for parents who struggle with the question of how they can post images of their children on social media. The Marly Method makes it possible to casually report a successful family life and endorse important brands of children's clothing without affecting the privacy of the child for a single moment.

In this publication we provide insight into the Marly Method by studying the censorship techniques used. The method offers important tools for parents with an urge to profile on social media who at the same time wish their child to be as unrecognizable as possible. Of course without the followers noticing anything.

In addition, with painting association "De Vrije Kwasten" from Leusden we appeal to the imagination. They painted the Instagram photos under the working title "Give Sammy-Rose a Face", but with their own interpretation of what the face of Sammy-Rose could look like.

Design: Studio Hendriksen
Edition: 750