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Adolescence, Age & Femininity Faith Stellmaker Feminism has always been an important issue, but more recently it has come to the foreground of political and cultural debates. Interested by this issue, especially the feminist activism promoted at university, I wished to explore this matter further. This body of work centres around conceptions of girlhood and gender that form both positive and negative stereotypes for women. I chose to compose my work around ideas of feminism through imagery possessing traditionally
feminine qualities and juxtapose ideas of adolescence, age and femininity. Colour palette and texture were two major elements driving the composition of the images. I wished for pastel colourings, such as pink and green, to be evident across the six images as well as a focus on textural patterns. This can be seen in the lace of the dressing gown, design of the shower tiles, fabric of the couch chair, ripples of the curtain and
zig-zagging angles of the balcony rail. I have chosen soft and warm lighting to create feelings of delicacy and intimacy towards the scene and the girls within it. These women were chosen because I have a strong friendship with them and wanted to embrace the bonds present between women. This photographic series aims to highlight the female form and traditional femininity as a positive role within the social movement of feminism.
Adolescence, Age & Femininity, 2018, Inkjet Print, 420 x 594 mm
Time is of the Essence, 2018, Inkjet Print, 420 x 594 mm
