Artist Statement

To go alongside our work in the exhibition or for the exhibition leaflet we were asked to come up with a short artist statement explaining ourselves and our project.

I went through various stages of expanding and refining my artist statement.

The first very short draft:

'Amelia Johnson is a british photographer exploring the stereotypes of women in society through a photographic medium.'

I then expanded on this adding reference to a current project:

'Amelia Johnson is a british based photographer focusing on the stereotypes of women in society. Amelia explores the transitions in a females life from child through to women and mothers. She has been inspired by Petra Collins' 'Teenage Gaze' and is currently documenting the changes women experience approaching motherhood.'

Another version i considered:

'Amelia Johnson is a british based photographer focusing on the stereotypes of women in society. She explores the transitions in a females life from girl to teen, teen to woman and woman to mother displaying their feelings, emotions and memories in a photographic form.'

The final revised artist statement:

'Amelia Johnson is a Manchester based photographer focusing on the stereotypes of women in the media and society. She explores the transitions in a females life from girl to teen, teen to woman and woman to mother. Inspired by Petra Collins' 'Teenage Gaze', her current project reflects on the 'Teen' aspect and how young girls are affected by today's harsh society. The portraits consist of 14-18 year old girls, they touch on their feelings and emotions around the pressures they are under to conform to societies ideologies ever single day.'