Erin Thorogood
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
2021 - ongoing
Even though more women are being heard around the subject of harassment it's not going away. This series of images is to show this and help those who have had to deal with it.
The outfits worn in the images are ones that have been marked with unwanted attention, so the aim is to show that that hasn't ruined them for you. They are to show that you are still comfortable and peoples actions do not have a hold on you.
It's not the clothes you wear or how you do your hair, it's not you, it's other people who don't understand boundaries, or right or wrong.
The project was extended from self-portraits to other women and their stories. To create an impactful series multiple women were asked to share their experiences and then photographed accordingly. To keep the images relatable and anonymous the subjects faces were hidden or scribbled out. To add context to the storyline quotes from their interviews were handwritten onto the images.