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childhood
children growing up
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leaving home
motherhood
personal archive
Photography monograph
Product details
- ISBN 9781910401781
- Dimensions: 306 x 245mm
- Publication Date: 28 Nov 2022
- Publisher: GOST Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Moments of recognisable domesticity are counterbalanced with
more ethereal and amplified stories. Permissions bears witness to the artist’s endeavour to not
only balance home life and motherhood— while raising three children— but also sustain her own
professional life and creativity.
The photographs in the book show moments of recognisable domesticity interspersed with
more idyllic scenes. The images evidence Hardy’s attempts to balance her creative
professional life with motherhood—watching her children grow and change alongside a
maturing relationship with her own mother. The book is divided into chapters, each
announced by large-format still life of home-grown flowers, made as a farewell during the
last spring spent in the family’s house. As the book progresses, Hardy’s children grow
increasingly independent and begin to venture away and out of frame. The project drew to a
natural conclusion as the family moved away from their home.
Emma Hardy was born in London and studied Drama and French at Bristol University. She
moved to Paris for four years working in the art world before returning to London to pursue a
career in acting, but found herself better suited to life behind the camera. She has
photographed for British Vogue, The Telegraph magazine, Vanity Fair, The Fader, The New
York Times, and Rolling Stone amongst others.
