Last Century, Last Week (Double Dutch)
This photo series is taking the place of a personal investigation into my own lived experience of girlhood. I have instead decided to create this serene and near-perfect depiction of the highlights enjoyed by many Black girls in their childhood. This includes hand games, double dutch, drawing, baby dolls, and the eventual confrontation of no longer being seen in the light of rightful childish innocence. Once this innocence is gone within my admittedly fictitious yet summarizing world, a stark reality emerges, a world often leading to neglect and lack of care exhibited to countless Black girls who grow into women in the same society that refuses to see them.
Theme 2: Black Joy
31 x 25 x 1
25
Medium
large format photography
