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ACTIVITY: clubbing at the Bar of Modern Art (BOMA)
ACCESSORIES: handmade pacifier necklace, Leg Avenue openweave fishnets, thrifted sneaks, organic cotton socks from Target, Owlsford Owl backpack from Target, plastic bracelets from the dollar store and Rag-o-Rama
OUTFIT: Fiorucci hoodie and Hello Kitty skirt and clearance bikini top from Target
ETC: Fred Flare wayfarers relensed by Global Eyeglasses, huge amounts of eye makeup both upscale and drugstore, Milani fluo pink polish, freshly dyed Atomic Pink hair
No One Wants It Now: A Gutter Confession
In the stark and unforgiving landscape of the city gutter, rendered in compelling black and white, lies a scene of quiet, discarded irony. A lone pacifier, its once-bright comfort now dulled by grime, rests intimately between two cigarette butts. Kicked and trodden upon by the relentless high street footfall, these unlikely companions are united in their abandonment, awaiting the same fate as anonymous street trash.
What resonates most deeply is the shared narrative they subtly whisper. One, a plastic soother for nascent needs; the others, filters for grown-up habits – both once held within mouths, both discarded when their momentary comfort expired. They are relics of indulgence, now relegated to the same filthy pavement.
The quiet tragedy of this scene was made audible by a fleeting human interaction. A much older child, with youthful curiosity, pointed out the pacifier to its mother. Her reply, however, echoed with the harsh finality of urban indifference: “Who’s bothered? It’s only a pacifier, no one wants it now, it’s gone!” Those words, unburdened by sentiment, cling to the scene, painting a vivid picture of absolute emotional detachment.
If objects could indeed feel, this pacifier would be bearing the weight of ultimate rejection, finding its only solace in the silent company of its "cigarette pals". This photograph challenges us to look beyond the immediate "rubbish" and contemplate the deeper story of discarded items—their transient value, their unceremonious ends, and the stark indifference with which society often casts aside what was once cherished.
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Give your baby a dry pacifier that is not attached to a string for naps and at night to reduce the risk of SIDS. Learn more about creating a safe sleep environment for baby at safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov.
Shot taken during NF2014 (Nordiskt Forum Malmö 2014 – a conference arranged by the women’s rights movement in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden).
A mother sucks on a fag & the child sucks on a pacifier.
Canon EOS60D + Canon 50mm 1.4 USM
Most of the texture here is the unfortuante result of the attentions of the birds undearneath the Tyne Bridge. But hey, pretty much anything looks nice in golden hour, right?
One child crawled in the tunnel from this end and the other crawled in from the far end. When they met in the middle the older one grabbed her sister's "nuk", but as you can see, she didn't really mind.
The rule here is get down on their level when photographing children. I had to lie on the floor to get this shot.