Lebanese photographer Rania Matar photographs young women from around the world in their most private space - their bedroom, giving us viewers “an edgy and titillating peek into the lives of teenage girls”, as Artshound.com puts it.
Rania Matar derived inspiration for this project from her own teenage daughter and watching her grow from girlhood into adulthood. “As I observed her and her girlfriends, I became fascinated with the transformation taking place, with the adult personality shaping up, with an insecurity and a self-consciousness that are now replacing the carefree world the girls had lived in so far”, she writes.
Notice how most girls have posters of rock stars, political leaders or top models above a bed still covered with stuffed animals. Mirrors were always an important part of the room, a reflection of the girls' image to the outside world. (Also see: Where Children Sleep)
Rania Matar has photographed over 125 girls so far and she is not yet done.
Siena 17, Brookline MA
Emma 18, Brookline MA
Zoe 17, Newton MA
Ariel 17, Winchester MA
Mara 15, Boston MA
Devin 18, Winchester MA
Madison Chloe 16, Cornwall NY
Chapin 13, Dedham MA
Elham 18, Shatila Refugee Camp Beirut
Mariam 15, Bourj El Shamali Refugee Camp, Tyre Lebanon
Raissa 15, Medford MA
Ai 22, Boston MA
Shannon 21, Boston
Alia 19, Beirut Lebanon
Hailey 13, Exeter NH
Becca 19, Brookline MA
Danielle 19, Boston
Emma 17, Brookline MA
Lizzie 17, Cornwall NY
Brittany 19, Boston
Rocia 17, Dorcester MA
Lilly 15, Brookline MA
Sarah 17, Shatila Refugee Camp Beirut
Bisan 16, Bethlehem West Bank
Rania Matar derived inspiration for this project from her own teenage daughter and watching her grow from girlhood into adulthood. “As I observed her and her girlfriends, I became fascinated with the transformation taking place, with the adult personality shaping up, with an insecurity and a self-consciousness that are now replacing the carefree world the girls had lived in so far”, she writes.
Notice how most girls have posters of rock stars, political leaders or top models above a bed still covered with stuffed animals. Mirrors were always an important part of the room, a reflection of the girls' image to the outside world. (Also see: Where Children Sleep)
Rania Matar has photographed over 125 girls so far and she is not yet done.
Siena 17, Brookline MA
Emma 18, Brookline MA
Zoe 17, Newton MA
Ariel 17, Winchester MA
Mara 15, Boston MA
Devin 18, Winchester MA
Madison Chloe 16, Cornwall NY
Chapin 13, Dedham MA
Elham 18, Shatila Refugee Camp Beirut
Mariam 15, Bourj El Shamali Refugee Camp, Tyre Lebanon
Raissa 15, Medford MA
Ai 22, Boston MA
Shannon 21, Boston
Alia 19, Beirut Lebanon
Hailey 13, Exeter NH
Becca 19, Brookline MA
Danielle 19, Boston
Emma 17, Brookline MA
Lizzie 17, Cornwall NY
Brittany 19, Boston
Rocia 17, Dorcester MA
Lilly 15, Brookline MA
Sarah 17, Shatila Refugee Camp Beirut
Bisan 16, Bethlehem West Bank
