Rite of Passage
The body of work "Rite of Passage" by Tom Chambers is one that explores society, adolescence, maturity and nature. The images are all a little bit different in some aspects, each focusing on a particular feeling or concept which all come together to form a body of work. The images focus on the link between nature and humans. They explore this in a way that creates vulnerability and a natural defensive/fearful human instinct. Why is it that wearing something of such value looks odd and makes a girl look innocent and naive in a natural environment? In today's society people grow up around technology and in doing this the world is dramatically loosing touch with their spiritual mind. People become so self involved with things like personal image, success and status that when put in an unfamiliar environment, one that shouldn't be so unfamiliar, they are faced with the things they sub-consciously run away from. These things being their spirituality and freedom, their imagination and inspiration. As the girl re-occuring in each image is of a young age, it seems that these focuses are exploring in particular the adaption of the adolescent mind in an environment. It is important to have guidance whilst maturing and really exploring yourself.
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