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Girl??? I'm a Woman Now! : A six year photographic documentary focusing on twelve teenage girls and their transition into adulthood.

This photographic documentary seeks to record the transition from teenager into adulthood of twelve girls living in Melbourne, Australia between 2002 and 2008. Throughout the process of the project the artist has sought to challenge the assumption that reaching adulthood can be defined by achieving certain milestones in society, and that the transition period is as much about personal self-realisation on the part of the individual, as it is about measurements set by society. The photographic work is accompanied by text in the form of quotes taken from audio interviews conducted throughout the documentation process. This paper compares the ideas set by society about the process of becoming an adult and the real life events that triggered this transition period in this particular group of girls.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/233184
Date January 2009
CreatorsGottgens, Carla, carla@cgphotography.com.au
PublisherRMIT University. Creative Media
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Rightshttp://www.rmit.edu.au/help/disclaimer, Copyright Carla Gottgens

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