A DREAM OF NOW: FROM YOUNGER YOU:
When I was around 6 years old, I remember turning up to my best friend's princess party in a shiny silver knight costume. I remember getting the boys' shoes fitted at Clarks "because they were better for football". I remember because of football, the patched-up school trousers, and grazed knees. I also remember wanting to be King.
Now, this does sound silly, but this fictitious storyline in my head at the age of 5, didn't link with any idea of gender. This project "A Dream of Now: By Younger You" is about the dreams and aspirations that you have as a child. How these change and morph as you grow up after being influenced by society and social norms. How I didn't think about how confusing that innocent perspective on identity, would turn out to be.
By photographing Trans+ people, this project aims to explore the dreams of who/what you wanted to be as a child.
This is a playful visual editorial, showing the narrative of real life. By understanding the challenges of obstacles for Trans+ individuals, we can start to create a narrative of inclusion. How hard it can be to reach dreams and goals due to discrimination and how hard we must fight to counter this.
This new perspective comes from within, using childhood memories from individuals of who/what you were inspired to be.
In this shoot with Pat, we explored the theme that they have always wanted to be an explorer:
“As a kid, I was obsessed with the natural world, animals and the sea. I just wanted to spend my life outside in nature. I guess that's what was pertinent to both of those aspirations. In adulthood I've sort of got back in touch with the need to connect with nature and still dream of ultimately ending up in a smallholding in some remote corner of the countryside growing vegetables and raising chickens!” – Pat Caldwell.
About Florence:
Florence Law is a fashion photographer based up North after growing up in the Cotswolds.
There is a crisp, clear and natural look to Florence's editorial fashion images, shot in both analogue and digital. They use photographic techniques to bring studio lighting outside, creating set design with nature.
Their personal work focuses on LGBTQIA+ issues and the representation of queer people in the fashion image. Telling the stories of communities for future generations and documenting where we are at now.
