I approached my local guiding community and talked to them about getting the photos and then people offered there help...
i simply asked the girls to show me what they regularly do in their bedrooms and as they showed me things or talked to me i photographed them...
i have attched my first artist statement draft to see what people think... and also explain it a bit further...
Who are you? Where do you feel safe? What is your ‘personal
identity’? For most people you meet in your life they have a safe place, a
personal place where no matter the day they’ve had, they know their ‘space’ is
home, is welcoming and understanding. This space is where they portray
themselves, where they have the freedom to show who they are and to be themselves.
This space shows their personal or private identity. This is not usually an
identity that is perceived by the public, but one that is subjective to their
emotions, thoughts, feelings and creativity.
This folio displays a series of images which portray girls
in their bedrooms, through these images you can see the progression girls take
personally and how their rooms change over time, from something strongly
influenced by their parents and or guardians to something which displays the
personality of the subject. Each of these subjects is a Girl Guide, and each
regularly participates in guiding activities. For me this folio also shows that
no matter who you are at home, and where you come from behind the scenes, when you step into your
‘guiding space’ everyone is a guide, home and identity are not a factor to your
inclusion in Girl Guides.
Each of these girls is letting you into their ‘space’, their
‘personal identity’, they are allowing you as an observer into their identity
and giving you the opportunity to delve into their uniqueness,
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