I am extremely honored to be among some of Philadelphia’s the top photographer who were chosen for inclusion in the 2007 and 2008 Focus Philly Exhibit! The 2008 show is currently hanging at the University of the Arts and will travel to various venues all over the city throughout the coming months. Members of the American Society of Media Photographers, set aside their normal commercial and editorial work to explore more personal subject matter.
ARTIST STATEMENT: Inspired by the controversial article titled “Bad Parents,” written by Tom McGrath for Philadelphia Magazine in August 2007, I was moved to echo his sentiments about today’s generation of the “worst parents ever.” With this self assignment, I chose to document the pressure cooker environment that children are growing up in while striving to achieve all of their imposed “potential.” This series entitled “PMS PreMiddle School Syndrome” depicts the discontent and frustration expressed by our children who are essentially being robbed of their “childhood.” It is my hope that the viewer will be moved to re-evaluate his/her own contribution to our society’s current parenting problem and take the necessary steps to get the kids off of the “success treadmill” and back out onto the playground where they belong.
You can read Tom McGrath’s complete article HERE.
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