‘The girls are more perfect than they will ever be, they thankfully have no idea what that means and won’t until it’s gone’ – Gretchen Ryan
Colorado-born Gretchen Ryan creates portraits of young girls, often beauty pageant contestants. Bring to light – the disturbing notions of objectification, precocious sexuality and innocence. Therefore question how Western parents raise their daughters in a disturbingly sexualized youth culture, and how society treats female sexuality and youth. (more…)



