Wings, 2016/ 2017

Wings I Light leads our souls on the journey to reconciliation with traumatic experience. During puberty we often wish to be able to fly away from the unruliness of reality. At the same time it is a time in which we find ourselves on wings convulsively flying us into adulthood. This girl's resigned face, her vintage dress with 'wings' and the fitting patterned background receding into the shade want to carry us into the past, yet a minor detail pierces us back into the present moment. Wings II The pain of being excluded might strengthen the growth of wings with which to fly your own course. This young adult girl is now often praised for her natural beauty, but these compliments sometimes trigger old traumas. The beauty of red and the charm of a freckled face is not something usually appreciated by other children. Year after year, in primary school, she had to endure childish pestering. It made her feel ill at ease about who she was and how she looked, keeping her insecurity and grief to herself. Now the time has come to let go of quiet acceptance, to share her sorrows, to connect with the wider world, to highlight her hues of red against the grey of a troubled past.