First edition of Yesterday We Were Girls by Katie Prock. First impression. Medium format hardback in new condition.
About
“The progression to adulthood is often difficult, but it is an especially punishing experience for girls. My adolescence took place within the context of a strict Mennonite community and was further complicated by a family history of stigmatized and concealed mental illness. My own struggles with depression and anxiety, along with leaving the faith traditions of my family, during adolescence have continued to affect me well into adulthood. As a photographer, I explore my own past, the lost innocence of girlhood, and the ramifications of this loss.
Yesterday We Were Girls includes photographs selected from my family albums, primarily made by my male relatives, and current images I create based on childhood memories. The family photographs reduce multiple perspectives into a single, fixed narrative which reinforces patriarchal values while the photographs I make of myself, my female relatives, and our domestic environments add my perspective on my own history.”
