Barbara Peacock: Behind Closed Doors
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FOR OUR 12TH
BARBARA PEACOCK
BARBARA PEACOCK: SELECTIONS FROM AMERICAN BEDROOM AND HOMETOWN
MAINE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS. USM GLICKMAN LIBRARY 314 FOREST AVENUE PORTLAND, MAINE THROUGH MAY 19
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
BARBARAPEACOCK.COM
BARBARA PEACOCK
BARBARA PEACOCK: SELECTIONS FROM AMERICAN BEDROOM AND HOMETOWN
MAINE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS. USM GLICKMAN LIBRARY 314 FOREST AVENUE PORTLAND, MAINE THROUGH MAY 19
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
BARBARAPEACOCK.COM
by
Taryn Plumb
She
is the very image of a gypsy goddess: Spiraling dirty blonde hair,
bra top and short shorts, draped atop a heap of blankets in the back
of a pop-up camper, exhaling a willowy puff from a cigarette.
Scattered
around her: an ashtray overflowing with cigarette butts, empty travel
mugs and juice cans, an errant flip-flop, chili pepper string lights,
drug paraphernalia.
Her
name is Jessica, and an accompanying statement to her portrait
reflects the Milford, N.H. 18-year-old’s carefree spirit:
“Sometimes life throws you in all sorts of directions, the most
important part about life is to remember you are exactly where you
need to be.”
Barbara
Peacock wants to know: What’s in your bedroom? This question has
prompted her to travel across the country to photograph people in one
of their most intimate of spaces for a project she’s aptly titled
“American Bedroom.”
“It’s
the raw honesty of people in America: A depiction of them in their
dwelling,” said the Portland-based artist. “We really get a peek
into the lives of common, everyday people. It can reveal things to
us.”
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