/ 2013 / Press / Fashion_PJ

The Consequence of Gluttony - Marie Antoinette

  • Prize
    Gold in Press/Fashion
  • Photographer
    Ng Ping Kuen, Benana, Hong Kong
  • Studio
    Benana Photography

Marie Antoinette is celebrated for extravagance on splendid attire and delicacy. Her gluttonous image is profoundly depicted by history and urban legends. Marie Antoinette is popularly believed to have said, “Let them eat cake” when the French populace was suffering from food shortage. The expenditure on supporting her opulent living indeed further crippled the French collapsing finance. The satisfying of Marie Antoinette’s desire not only arose the resentment of French multitude and caused the French Revolution indirectly but effectively, but also led her to the guillotine and the fate of death. The consequence of her gluttony is depicted ironically in this photograph series.