Single Mothers
Format
Senior Art and Design Exhibition
Faculty Mentor Name
Jennifer Little
Faculty Mentor Department
Studio Art
Abstract/Artist Statement
Through this series of photographs “Single Mothers”, I demonstrate how single mothers are able to raise their child/children. I capture the best moments that a mother has with her children. I want to observe how single mothers are treated. I feel that single mothers are not treated the same as other mothers. My inspiration for this series is my childhood friend and my cousin who are single mothers raising their children alone. After observing the hard work they do, I noticed that they did a lot more than other mothers. In this exhibition, “Single Mothers”, I display photographs of single mothers caring for their children. I came to the conclusion that seeing a single mother is more common than in the past. There are many single mothers of different cultures, ages and social class. Now, the question that society asks is, can a single mother care for her children? Society is the number one critique when it comes to single mothers. People do not know the story behind the reason why these mothers are single. In this exhibition “Single Mothers” I demonstrate that single mothers are capable of raising their child/children. I interviewed these single mothers and their answers did not surprise me at all. I knew that these women never thought that they were going to be raising children on their own. One of the mothers said, “I never thought in a million years that I was going to be a single mother, never did it cross my mind that I was going to take the role of being a mother and father for my child.”
Location
Reynolds Art Gallery
Start Date
20-4-2015 6:00 PM
End Date
9-5-2015 8:00 PM
Single Mothers
Reynolds Art Gallery
Through this series of photographs “Single Mothers”, I demonstrate how single mothers are able to raise their child/children. I capture the best moments that a mother has with her children. I want to observe how single mothers are treated. I feel that single mothers are not treated the same as other mothers. My inspiration for this series is my childhood friend and my cousin who are single mothers raising their children alone. After observing the hard work they do, I noticed that they did a lot more than other mothers. In this exhibition, “Single Mothers”, I display photographs of single mothers caring for their children. I came to the conclusion that seeing a single mother is more common than in the past. There are many single mothers of different cultures, ages and social class. Now, the question that society asks is, can a single mother care for her children? Society is the number one critique when it comes to single mothers. People do not know the story behind the reason why these mothers are single. In this exhibition “Single Mothers” I demonstrate that single mothers are capable of raising their child/children. I interviewed these single mothers and their answers did not surprise me at all. I knew that these women never thought that they were going to be raising children on their own. One of the mothers said, “I never thought in a million years that I was going to be a single mother, never did it cross my mind that I was going to take the role of being a mother and father for my child.”