PROJECTS
Being Inbetween is an ongoing portrait series of girls aged between ten and twelve, exploring the the fascinating and complex transition between childhood and adulthood. The idea stems from strong memories of this part of my own life; The things people said to me at that point really stuck in my head, generally the throwaway comments, and the little criticisms from teachers, parents or peer group. I found those comments sticking and influencing me for a long time after, and well into adult hood.
At this age, girls are bombarded with advertising and marketing, and it is vital that this marketing doesn’t come to define who they are, or who they are to become.
This work and the way it is exhibited is my way of exploring the lives of these girls, giving them power and allowing their voices to be heard. It is celebrating the beauty that is wholly them, one that is sometimes concealed in silence, attitude, embarrassment and self-consciousness.
The subjects of this work are not family and the majority were not previously known to me. As part of the process they are invited to come in the outfit of their choice and for there not to be parental intervention within this choice. It is really important to me that they are comfortable and very much themselves. After the photograph is taken, I interview them with the same set of questions, and record the answers.
AWARDS & EXHIBITIONS
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FEATURED
- HUFFINGTON POST
- BUZZFEED
- THE SUNDAY TIMES
The Gold Award image, titled Alice by Carolyn Mendelsohn focusses on the complex transition between childhood to young adulthood. Selector, Gemma Padley, commented: “Carolyn Mendelsohn’s winning portrait of a young girl making the transition from girlhood to womanhood was a clear standout from the start. It possesses a quietness and elusiveness, and there is something behind the girl’s eyes that gives the image its potency. It stayed with me throughout the judging process.
“I fear that everybody’s going to forget who we are one day”
"I'd wish that cancer would be gone in the world"
“I wish to have a happy life and accomplish my dreams”
