David Magnusson’s compelling portraits offer a nuanced view on
the Purity Ball phenomenon in America. During a Purity Ball young
girls promise to ‘live pure lives before God’, and to remain
virgins until marriage. In return their fathers sign a commitment
promising to protect their daughters’ chastity. Sometimes rings
are exchanged as a symbol of their vows. After reading about the
Purity Ball phenomenon, Magnusson became increasingly captivated by
the growing popularity of these homegrown rituals. Equipped with a
large-format camera, he portrayed fathers and daughters who
participated in Purity Ball ceremonies from 2010 to 2011 in
Louisiana, Texas, Colorado and Arizona. Magnusson took the pictures
at sites near their homes; in the suits and ball gowns they wore at
the ceremony. ‘I wanted to create portraits that were beautiful;
images that the girls and their fathers would like to see hanging
on their walls at home, while someone from another cultural
background might experience the very same portraits in an entirely
different way.’ For Magnusson, the project Purity is about
investigating how the culture that surrounds us influences our
values. By raising questions, rather than providing answers,
Magnusson challenges us to map our principles as well as judgments.
General
Imprint: |
Bokforlaget Max Strom
|
Country of origin: |
Sweden |
Release date: |
September 2014 |
Authors: |
David Magnusson
|
Dimensions: |
330 x 270 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
72 |
ISBN-13: |
978-91-7126-292-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
91-7126-292-X |
Barcode: |
9789171262929 |
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