honorable mention
Maren Klemp norway
title
Utopia
I wanted to explore this topic further and created a series of images portraying the dreams of young girls throughout an alternative history. With this project I have created an utopia where male dominance does not exist and women have the exact same opportunities as men. What kind of hopes would young girls have for their future in such a world? The images portrays a young girl imagining herself in occupations that were typically male dominated in the earlier days. The images have an painterly and timeless quality to them, and portray the different occupations in a playful and childlike way.
I created this series together with my 7year old daughter. We talked about how women have been, and still are treated different than men. We brainstormed ideas for the images together and she is the model in all of the images.
My work is represented by Trevillion Images, Five3 Gallery, Laguna Beach and Galerie LIK, Vienna.
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entry description
Growing up in the 1990’s I never experienced limitations because of my gender. I took it for granted that I could be whatever I wanted to be. It was not until I got older that I realized that I actually do not have the same possibilities as men. This realization made me aware of the women of the past and their limited rights and possibilities.I wanted to explore this topic further and created a series of images portraying the dreams of young girls throughout an alternative history. With this project I have created an utopia where male dominance does not exist and women have the exact same opportunities as men. What kind of hopes would young girls have for their future in such a world? The images portrays a young girl imagining herself in occupations that were typically male dominated in the earlier days. The images have an painterly and timeless quality to them, and portray the different occupations in a playful and childlike way.
I created this series together with my 7year old daughter. We talked about how women have been, and still are treated different than men. We brainstormed ideas for the images together and she is the model in all of the images.
about the photographer
My name is Maren Klemp and I am a fine art photographer living and working in Oslo, Norway. I studied fine art photography under professor Robert Meyer at Robert Meyer Kunsthøgskole in Oslo, and I have many years of experience in the field of fine art photography. I mostly use myself and my children as models, which makes my photography honest and true. My work has been shown in several magazines world wide, and I have held both solo- and group exhibitions in Norway, Austria, France and Italy. I am the co-author of the book "Between Intervals" together with the American photographer and professor Dr. José Escobar. "Between Intervals" is a fine art book on mental disorders told through photographsMy work is represented by Trevillion Images, Five3 Gallery, Laguna Beach and Galerie LIK, Vienna.
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