Dona Schwartz
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Exhibition : « On the Nest » by Dona Schwartz
The gallery is pleased to present “On The Nest”, our first solo exhibition by American photographer Dona Schwartz.
Chris and Susan, 7 Months, 2012
© Dona Schwartz, Courtesy of Stephen Bulger Gallery
This exhibition examines families facing one of two significant changes in their lives: becoming parents for the first time and dealing with an empty nest after children have left home. In this extended series, Schwartz’s photographs were all taken in either the rooms the expecting parents have created for their new child or taken in whatever state the grown child’s former room is in.
The exhibition coincides with the publication of her new monograph On The Nest (Kehrer Verlag, November 2015). The photographs were made with a large format camera which renders clear the myriad de... - Exposition
TEEN CITY - THE ADVENTURE OF ADOLESCENCE
TEEN CITY - THE ADVENTURE OF ADOLESCENCE
Teen, abbreviation of teenager, an adolescent aged between 13 and 19.
City, from French « cité » and Latin « civitas ».
The member of a city, the citizen (latin civis), inhabits a clearly defined territory.
He has duties towards his tribe and considers his peers as members of his family or clan.
Adolescence is probably the phase of life that raises the most questions. A gathering of young people always creates a stir and it's not uncommon to see anxiety in the faces of any adults present. Accounts of this period of life often do no more than evoke the difficulties adolescents experience or generate. Sociologists agree that they possess a range of capacities, preferences and cultural behavior patterns that are sufficiently stable and cohere...
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The gallery is pleased to present “On The Nest”, our first solo exhibition by American photographer Dona Schwartz.
Chris and Susan, 7 Months, 2012
© Dona Schwartz, Courtesy of Stephen Bulger Gallery
This exhibition examines families facing one of two significant changes in their lives: becoming parents for the first time and dealing with an empty nest after children have left home. In this extended series, Schwartz’s photographs were all taken in either the rooms the expecting parents have created for their new child or taken in whatever state the grown child’s former room is in.
The exhibition coincides with the publication of her new monograph On The Nest (Kehrer Verlag, November 2015). The photographs were made with a large format camera which renders clear the myriad de...
TEEN CITY - THE ADVENTURE OF ADOLESCENCE
Teen, abbreviation of teenager, an adolescent aged between 13 and 19.
City, from French « cité » and Latin « civitas ».
The member of a city, the citizen (latin civis), inhabits a clearly defined territory.
He has duties towards his tribe and considers his peers as members of his family or clan.
Adolescence is probably the phase of life that raises the most questions. A gathering of young people always creates a stir and it's not uncommon to see anxiety in the faces of any adults present. Accounts of this period of life often do no more than evoke the difficulties adolescents experience or generate. Sociologists agree that they possess a range of capacities, preferences and cultural behavior patterns that are sufficiently stable and cohere...