Paauwe’s work shifts between fiction and reality and to explore the impact of childhood memories on adult life. “While the surface of my images might draw on the glamour of fashion photography there is a delicate balance between voyeurism and something altogether more elusive. Central to my aims is the mixture of identity, gender roles and the underlying ambiguity of what is girl and what is woman.
“Portraits stripped of the personal identity of the sitters, these images carry still the marks of the self-portrait. Understanding the gap between fantasy and reality is important in any reading of these images, the distance that separates us from perfection lying in each bruise, scar and unwashed stain”, explains Paauwe in her artist statement.
Nellie Castan Gallery
4 to 27 July, 2013
Melbourne
Crown of Roses, 2013, Giclée print, 75 x 75cm
Courtesy the artist and Nellie Castan Gallery
