In 1981, photographer Anita Corbin captured pivotal ‘coming of age’ moments in the life of 56 young women – all members of different subcultures. The result was an extraordinary collection of portraits against a backdrop of heightened social, cultural and political change. The Skins, Mods, Punks, Rockabillies, New Romantics, Rasta’s and young lesbians that Anita photographed represented a new movement of female empowerment.

36 years later, Anita is asking where those girls are? What’s happened to all those women who were so dedicated to their sub cultural tribes and what’s happened to their dreams and beliefs? With the help of an Arts Council Grant Anita re-photographed some of the original girls using new digital technology and created a set of images that sat alongside the originals in a touring exhibition. Using tape recordings of interviews from 1981 and recent interviews with the girls 36 years on, the exhibition brought together two parts of a woman’s life and interweaved societal changes related to communication and women’s rights.

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EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHS

Associated Events

• Sat 25 Nov: Artist’s talk and gallery tour >>
• Sun 26 Nov: Workshop: Who am I really? >>
• Wed 29 Nov: Last Wednesday Series artist’s talk >>
• Wed 6 Dec: Workshop: Who am I now? >>
• Wed 6 Dec: Women who brew: beer tasting event >>
• Sat 9 Dev: Northern Soul (15) + post-screening discussion >>

VENUE: PHOENIX GALLERY

Our main contemporary art space, exhibiting new work from regional, national and international artists.

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