Julie Blackmon, 2006, High Chair, digital print, 32 x 32”

Julie Blackmon, 2006, New Baby, digital print, 32 x 32”

Julie Blackmon, 2006, Tippee Cup, digital print, 32 x 32”

Julie Blackmon, 2006, Floatie, digital print, 32 x 32”

Julie Blackmon

“The stress, the chaos, and the need to simultaneously escape and connect are issues that I investigate in this body of work.  We live in a culture where we are both “child centered” and “self-obsessed.”  The struggle between living in the moment versus escaping to another reality is intense since these two opposites strive to dominate.  Caught in the swirl of soccer practices, play dates, work, and trying to find our way in our “make-over” culture, we must still create the space to find ourselves.  The expectations of family life have never been more at odds with each other.  These issues, as well as the relationship between the domestic landscape of the past and present, are issues I have explored in these photographs.”  -Blackmon

Julie Blackmon, 2006, Stolen Kiss, digital print, 32 x 32”