Marzena Abrahamik & Michele Clark Magnet High School
Project Overview
GIRLHOOD
This body of work continues my previous exploration of the representation of “the girl” as a particular figure in American society. But what is a “girl”? And how does she come to understand herself outside of the preconceived notions of society? What are the demands and constrictions that she faces? And how does she find joy in spite of them? What are the high school experiences of a girl? And how do those experiences prepare her for a world organized against her? How does she relate, show love, and respect towards others? How can we celebrate girls’ shared experiences, resilience, and resistance in the face of crises that have become ordinary? And how does all of this change in relation to Blackness?
Meet the Artist
Marzena Abrahamik
Image Credit Marzena Abrahamik
I am an American artist, driven by photography’s ability to change our visual sensibility. I am visually inspired by personal histories, attachments to unachievable and necessary for survival fantasies, to further investigate communal formations and transformations. I work through photographic series where images are anchored in historical and autobiographical events. My cultural heritage informs me as an artist and educator, and my biography is a motivating resource that provides insight and empathy to otherwise abstracted issues. I was born in Poland, grew up in Greece and for the past ten years, I have been working as a professional artist and educator in Chicago, IL.
http://www.marzena-abrahamik.com
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I am an American artist, driven by photography’s ability to change our visual sensibility. I am visually inspired by personal histories, attachments to unachievable and necessary for survival fantasies, to further investigate communal formations and transformations. I work through photographic series where images are anchored in historical and autobiographical events. My cultural heritage informs me as an artist and educator, and my biography is a motivating resource that provides insight and empathy to otherwise abstracted issues. I was born in Poland, grew up in Greece and for the past ten years, I have been working as a professional artist and educator in Chicago, IL.
http://www.marzena-abrahamik.com
Visit their Website
Image Credit Marzena Abrahamik
